Bond-angle laboratory
Measure how electron domains open and compress bond angles.
Live model
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Water
H2O
Module 4 of 13
Description of this simulation
Water (H2O): Bond-angle laboratory — 104.5°. Two lone pairs compress the H–O–H angle and leave a strong net dipole.
Live result
104.5°
Two lone pairs compress the H–O–H angle and leave a strong net dipole.
Molecule at a glance
- Geometry
- Bent
- Symmetry
- C₂v
- Polarity
- Polar
- Bond angle
- 104.5°
What this model shows — and what it simplifies
Angles are representative equilibrium values from standard structural data; the highlighted value is the characteristic angle around the central atom.
Where do we see this in real life?
Bond angles decide the direction of orbitals and therefore which molecules can collide in the orientation needed for a reaction.