What is the bond angle in a water molecule?

around 90°
around 65°
around 105°
around 180°
The water molecule maintains a bent shape (at around 104.5 degrees) because of two considerations. First, the tetrahedral arrangement around the oxygen; and second, the presence of lone pair electrons on the oxygen.
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