What is the molecular geometry of h2o?

This video discusses the molecular geometry of H2O also known as water. It also discusses the lewis structure, bond angle, and hybridization of H2O. read more

Water is a three atom molecule with a bent (angular) shape. It is like the CH 4 molecule without the top and back-left hydrogen's, or like the ammonia molecule without the back-left hydrogen and with the carbon or nitrogen atoms replaced by an oxygen atom. read more

First, draw the Lewis structure of water: Since the O atom has two bonds and two lone pairs, its steric number is 4. The following table shows VSEPR structures based on a compound's steric number and the number of lone pairs: Since the steric number is 4 and there are two lone pairs, water has bent geometry. read more