In solid ice, oxygen atom is surrounded

1. tetrahedrally by 4 hydrogen atoms
2. octahedrally by 2 oxygen and 4 hydrogen atoms
3. tetrahedrally by 2 hydrogen and 2 oxygen atoms
4. octahedrally by 6 hydrogen atoms

Solution

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

Asked in: NEET 2005

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