1. Draw the Lewis structure for H2O and then answer the questions that follow. a. What is the electron-pair geometry for O in H2O? b. What is the the shape (molecular geometry) of H2O?
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Hydrogen has 1 valence electron and there are 2 hydrogens, while oxygen has 6 valence electrons. This gives us a total of 8 valence electrons. ** Show more…
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