JEE Advanced Chemistry question

Maximum coordination number of oxygen in liquid water is

(A)Two
(B)Three
(C)FourCorrect
(D)Five

Answer: (C)

Solution

Each water molecule can participate in up to four hydrogen bonds — donating two (through its two O–H bonds) and accepting two (through its two lone pairs) — giving

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