A) octahedral
B) distorted tetrahedral
C) trigonal planar
D) trigonal bipyramidal
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
The hybridisation of water molecule is\[s{{p}^{3}}\]hence the structure of water molecule should be tetrahedral but according to VSEPR theory its geometry becomes distorted tetrahedral due to the presence of two lone pair electron on oxygen atom.
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