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17 April, 13:00

Do carbon dioxide and water have the same molecular geometry? if not, what attributes cause these molecules with similar formulas, ab2, to have different geometries?

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  1. 17 April, 13:26
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    No, they do not.

    Carbon dioxide has a linear geometry because the lone pair and bond pair repulsion cancels out; however, water has a bent structure because only the oxygen atom possesses a lone pair which brings the bonding electron pairs closer.
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