Assertion : The nearly tetrahedral arrangement of the orbitals about the oxygen atoms allows each water molecule to form hydrogen bonds with as many as four neighbouring water molecules. Reason : In ice each water moleculesforms four hydrogen bonds as each molecules is fixed in the space.

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1.	Assertion : The nearly tetrahedral arrangement of the orbitals about the oxygen atoms allows each water molecule to form hydrogen bonds with as many as four neighbouring water molecules. Reason : In ice each water moleculesforms four hydrogen bonds as each molecules is fixed in the space.
Answer» If both the assertion and reason are TRUE statement andreason is correct explanation of the assertion . If both the assertion and reason are true statement but reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion . If the assertion is true but the reason is a false statement. If both assertion and reason are false statements. Solution :The strength of the force (F) of the ionic interaction depends , upon the MAGNITUDE of charge (Q), the distance between them and the dielectric constant of solvent as ` F=(Q_(1)Q_(2))/(epsir^(2))` Waterhas highly value for ` EPSI`and thus screens the interactions between ions more effectively .