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    Which of the Following Statements Is Incorrect Regarding the Water
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Which of the Following Statements Is Incorrect Regarding the Water

Question 56

Question 56

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the water molecule?


A) There are two lone pairs and two bonding pairs on the central atom.
B) The molecule is polar.
C) The hybridization of oxygen is sp3.
D) The hybridization of hydrogen is sp.
E) The molecular geometry is bent.

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