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Bond angle in Nh3 is more then in H2O . justify |
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Answer» Explanation: NH3 has a bond angle of 107. NH3=5+3x1=8 Each hydrogen atom is linked to the NITROGEN atom. This leaves out ONE lone pair. H2O has a bond angle of 104.5. H2O=1x2+6x1=8 Same as NH3 Each hydrogen atom is linked to the oxygen atom. They cannot be double bonded because the hydrogen shell only ALLOWS 2 electrons which is already "filled" with the first covalent bond. There are thus 2 lone pairs on the oxygen atom. The lone pairs has electron repulsion SPREADING the bonds further apart. |
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