A water molecule is shown schematically in FIGURE 3 40 The distance from the center of the oxygen atom to the center of a hydrogen atom is 0 96 Atilde , and the angle between the hydrogen atoms is 104 5 deg Find the center to center distance between the hydrogen atoms (1 Atilde 10 10 m ) Hydrogen 0...

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A water molecule is shown schematically in FIGURE 3-40. The distance from the center of the oxygen

Question:

A water molecule is shown schematically in FIGURE 3-40. The distance from the center of the oxygen atom to the center of a hydrogen atom is 0.96 Ã…, and the angle between the hydrogen atoms is 104.5°. Find the center-to-center distance between the hydrogen atoms. (1 Ã… = 10-10 m.)