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प्रश्न
State the type of bond formed, and draw Lewis structure of water.
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उत्तर
In a water molecule, the two hydrogen atoms share electrons with the oxygen atom, resulting in a duplet configuration for hydrogen and an octet for oxygen. This results in two single covalent bonds.
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