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In solid ice, oxygen atom is surrounded

Options

  1. Atetrahedrally by 4 hydrogen atoms
  2. Boctahedrally by 2 oxygen and 4 hydrogen atoms
  3. Ctetrahedrally by 2 hydrogen and 2 oxygen atoms
  4. Doctahedrally by 6 hydrogen atoms

Correct answer

A. tetrahedrally by 4 hydrogen atoms

Step-by-step solution

X-ray studies have shown that in ice, four hydrogen atoms tetrahedrally surround each oxygen atoms.

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