JEE Main Chemistry question

The bond angle and dipole moment of water, respectively, are

(A)109.5°, 1.84 D
(B)107.5°, 1.56 D
(C)104.5°, 1.84 DCorrect
(D)102.5°, 1.56 D

Answer: (C)

Solution

Water has two bond pairs and two lone pairs on the central oxygen atom ( hybridisation). The greater lone pair–bond pair repulsion compresses the H–O–H angle from the ideal

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Question ID VK-155925