Chemistry In Context
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638145
Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 8, Problem 1Q
In any language, water is the most abundant compound on the surface of the Earth.
- a. Explain the term compound and also why water is not an element.
- b. Draw the Lewis structure for water and explain why its shape is bent.
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