Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The H-O-H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5°.
Reason R: The lone pair- lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair- bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: The H-O-H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5°.
Reason R: The lone pair- lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair- bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
H? O has a tetrahedral geometry and a bent shape with a bond angle of 104.5°, which is smaller than 109.5°. This is because of the presence of two lone pairs in H? O.
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CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O
ΔH = –50.6 kJ/mol
NaOH + SA [HCl] → NaCl + H2O
ΔH = –55.9 kJ/mol
the value of ΔH for ionisation of CH3COOH
⇒ ΔH = +55.9 – 50.6
5.3 kJ/mol
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