Hybridization of Water

What is the steric number of the central oxygen in H2O?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5

What is the hybridization of the central oxygen in H2O?

• sp

• sp3d

• sp3

• sp2

What is the ideal bond angle for the hybridized oxygen in H2O?

• 109.5 degrees

• 105 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 120 degrees

How many new sp3 orbitals are formed by hybridizing the s and p orbitals of oxygen in H2O?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

What is the total number of electrons in the newly formed sp3 orbitals of oxygen in H2O?

• 4

• 7

• 5

• 6

What effect do the lone pairs of electrons have on the bond angle in H2O?

• No effect

• Decrease it

• Reverse it

• Increase it