The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following species a

1.	The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following species are :
Answer» `Cl_2O lt ClO_2 lt ClO_2^-` `ClO_2 lt Cl_2O lt ClO_2^-` `Cl_2O^(-) lt ClO_2^(-) lt ClO_2` `ClO_2^(-) lt Cl_2O lt ClO_2` SOLUTION :The CORRECT order of increasing bond angle is `Cl_2O^(-) lt ClO_2^(-) lt ClO_2` In `ClO_2O^-` there are 2 lone pairs of ELECTRONS present on the central chlorine atom. Therefore the bond angle in `ClO_2^-` is less than `118^@` which is the bond angle in `ClO_2` which has less NUMBER of electrons on chlorine.

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