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Among the following species, the H-X-H angle ( X=B, N or P ) follows the order.
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureKVPYKVPY 2018 (SB/SX)
Options:
  • A PH3<NH3<NH4+<BF3
  • B NH3<PH3<NH4+<BF3
  • C BF3<PH3<NH4+<NH3
  • D BF3<NH4+<NH3<PH3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: PH3<NH3<NH4+<BF3

As the electronegativity of the central atom increases the bond angle also increases. So, NH3 will have high bond angle than PH3. The bond angle of NH4+ is highest because of its symmetrical geometry, also bond pair and lone pair on N of NH3 suffer repulsion, which decreases its bond angle in comparison to NH4+. Thus, the correct order of bond angle is



PH3<NH3<NH4+



But in the given question none of the option is correct because there is no H-X-H bond angle in BF3


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