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Draw the molecular orbital diagram for the valence electrons in H2O. Using the electron configuration and...

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Draw the molecular orbital diagram for the valence electrons inH2O. Using the electron configuration and the Walsh correlationdiagram, explain why H2O is bent and not linear.

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In the water molecule the highest occupied orbital 1b1 isnonbonding and highly localized on the oxygen atom similar to thenonbonding orbitals of hydrogen fluoride The    See Answer
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