The bond angle of water is `104.5^(@)` due to ________.

The bond angle in water is.

The bond angle in ammonia is 107.18^(@) due to _________.

The bond angle in ammonia is 107^(@)18 due to _________.

The H-O-H bond angle in water is

The H-O-H bond angle in water is

The bond angle in water molecule is

Explain why the bond angle of H _(2)O is 104 .5^(@) while that of F _(2)O is 102^(@).

Explain why the bond angle of H _(2)O is 104 .5^(@) while that of F _(2)O is 102^(@).

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: The H-O-H bond angle in water molecule is 104.5^(@) Reason R: The lone pair - lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair - bond pair repulsion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: