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The geometry of H3O+ion is

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a

Planar

b

Triangular

c

Pyramidal

d

Tetrahedral

answer is C.

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The shape of H3O+  is pyramidal as the 3 hydrogen atoms lie at three corners of oxygen as a triangle, and one lone pair of electron on oxygen attains pyramidal shape to H3O+.

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