Question

What causes water molecules to have a bent shape?

Select one:
a. ionic attraction and repulsion
b. interaction between water and surrounding metals
c. the location of the free electrons
d. the attraction between protons

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

The reason water has a bent shape is that the two lone pair of electrons are on the same side of the molecule. ... This repulsion of the lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom causes the bond of the hydrogen to the oxygen to be pushed downward (or upward, depending on your point of view).

Answer 2

C

Explanation:

The reason water has a bent shape is that the two lone pair of electrons are on the same side of the molecule. This repulsion of the lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom causes the bond of the hydrogen to the oxygen to be pushed downward