Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · JEE Preparation Chemistry
The correct order of increasing bond angle in the given species is:
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medium · MCQ · Q-2B2993
The correct order of increasing bond angle in the given species is:
- A.H2O < NH3 < CH4Correct answer
- B.NH3 < H2O < CH4
- C.CH4 < NH3 < H2O
- D.H2O < CH4 < NH3
Solution
Bond angles depend on lone pair-lone pair > lone pair-bond pair > bond pair-bond pair repulsions. has 2 lone pairs (), has 1 lone pair (), and has 0 lone pairs (). Thus, the increasing order is .
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