Answer:
Lone pairs in a water molecule cause it to have non linear shape (angular or bent shape)
Explanation:
The lone pairs of water molecules repel each other in a way that water molecules get angular shape instead of linear shape.
Angular molecules (also called bent or V-shaped) have a non-linear shape. For example, water (H2O), which has an angle of about 105°. A water molecule has two pairs of bonded electrons and two unshared lone pairs.
