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Why the shape of h2o is bent and not linear but for co2 it is linear?
线性
极性 弯曲
Questioner:Isabella Turner 2023-06-17 11:17:53
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Isabella Brown——Studied at the University of Cape Town, Lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
Water is a
bent molecule due to the lone pairs present in oxygen. On the other hand,
carbon dioxide is
linear. In
carbon dioxide, the carbon is flanked by the oxygen atoms ( O=C=O). Each C=O bond is polar with O pulling the electrons towards itself.
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