Bond angle in PH4- is higherthan in PH3 - Why -

In PH3 nbsp;there is a lone pair of electrons while in PH4 nbsp;+ nbsp;cation, the lone pair electrons are consumed and so the lone pair bond pair repulsi ...

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Standard XII

Physics

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Bond angle in PH₄⁺ is higherthan in PH₃ . Why ?

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In PH₃there is a lone pair of electrons while in PH₄ ⁺ cation, the lone pair electrons are consumed and so the lone pair-bond pair repulsion is minimum and bond angle is larger while in PH₃ due to presence of a lone pair electros teh l.p-b.p repulsion is stronger and teh tetrahedral shape and so the bond length is shorter.

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