Write the bond angle and hybridization type of the water molecule.
(N/A) In the water molecule $(H_2O)$,the oxygen atom is $sp^3$ hybridized.
It has two bond pairs and two lone pairs of electrons,resulting in a bent ($V$-shaped) geometry.
Due to the presence of two lone pairs on the oxygen atom,the bond angle is compressed from the ideal tetrahedral angle of $109.5^{\circ}$ to $104.5^{\circ}$.
It has two bond pairs and two lone pairs of electrons,resulting in a bent ($V$-shaped) geometry.
Due to the presence of two lone pairs on the oxygen atom,the bond angle is compressed from the ideal tetrahedral angle of $109.5^{\circ}$ to $104.5^{\circ}$.
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