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bond angle is largest in OF2 , H2O , OCl2 , OBr2 write them in increasing order of bond angle?

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$H_{2} O > O B r_{2} > O C l_{2} > O F_{2} T h e r e a s o n i s m o r e t h e e l e c t r o n e g a t i v i t y l e s s w i l l b e t h e b o n d a n g l e . A m o n g t h e a t o m s O h a s t h e l o w e s t e l e c t r o n e g a t i v i t y . S o i t s b o n d a n g l e i s m o r e . A m o n g h a \log e n F h a s t h e h i g h e s t e l e c t r o n e g a t i v i t y t h a t i s w h y i t h a s l e s s b o n d a n g l e .$

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