Question

1. what shape does a water molecule have? draw what you think a water molecule might look like.

Explanation:

A water molecule has a bent (V - shaped) geometry. This is because the oxygen atom in water has two bonding pairs with hydrogen atoms and two lone pairs of electrons. The repulsion between the lone - pairs and bonding pairs causes the molecule to take a bent shape. To draw it, draw an oxygen atom in the center with two hydrogen atoms bonded to it at an angle (about 104.5°), and represent the two lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom as dots.

Answer:

A water molecule has a bent (V - shaped) geometry. The drawing would show an oxygen atom in the center with two hydrogen atoms bonded to it at an angle and two lone pairs of electrons represented as dots on the oxygen atom.