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Standard X
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Hydronium Ion
Bond angle in...
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Bond angle in water molecules is 104.5^° instead of109 28' mainly because of (1) Lone pair-bond pair repulsion (2) Bond pair-lone pair repulsion (3) Lone pair-lone pair replusion (4) Bond pair-bond pair repulsion
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In
B
r
F
3
molecule, the lone pairs occupy equatorial positions to reduce
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Lone pair-lone pair repulsions are greater than bond pair-bond pair repulsions because:
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Select the correct code for the following repulsion orders, according to VSEPR theory
(I) lone pair-lone pair
>
lone pair-bond pair
(II) lone pair-bond pair
>
bond pair-bond pair
(III) lone pair-lone pair
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bond pair-bond pair
(IV) lone pair-bond pair
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lone pair-lone pair
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Write the order of repulsions among the electron pairs.
Lone pair - lone pair > lone pair - bond pair > bond pair - bond pair
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : The H–O–H bond angle in water molecule is
104.5
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Reason R : The lone pair–lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair-bond pair repulsion.
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