(a) Construct a hybrid orbital picture for the water molecule using oxygen sp3 hybrid

Chapter 1, Problem 1.20

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(a) Construct a hybrid orbital picture for the water molecule using oxygen sp3 hybrid orbitals. (b) Predict any departures from tetrahedral geometry that you might expect from the presence of two unshared electron pairs. Explain your answer.

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