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Theory of symmetry breaking in water?

As we all know $\ce{H2O}$ is bent ($C_\mathrm{2v}$) in its ground state equilibrium structure, rather than linear ($D_\mathrm{\infty h}$), which can be readily understood e.g. from the MO diagram of ...
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