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The orientation of electron pairs and the shape of molecule are different in

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a

BeCl2

b

H2O

c

BCl3

d

CCl4

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

In water molecule, H2O the hybridization of oxygen is Sp3.Thus, the geometry of water molecule must be tetrahedral.

But due to lone pair-lone pair and lone pair-bond pair repulsions the bond angle is reduced to 104° . The structure of H2O molecule is a follows as below..

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In H2O molecule, the orientation of electrons to be “Tetrahedral” but the shape is “ angular”.

Note: In the remaining three molecules, electron pairs and orientation to be same in their shape of molecules.

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