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In ice, each oxygen is surrounded by four oxygen atoms in ______ position.

A

Tetrahedral

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B

Square planar

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Angular

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Trigond planar

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Solution

The correct option is A Tetrahedral
In ice, one water molecule forms 4 hydrogen bonds with other water molecules (surrounded by 4 $H_{2} O$ molecules tetrahedrally)

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