State True or False.
The $H - N - H$ bond angle in $N H_{3}$ is greater than $H - A s - H$ bond angle in $A s H_{3}$ .

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Since, nitrogen atom is highly electronegative, so in $N H_{3}$ , there is high electron density around the N atom which causes greater repulsions between the electron pairs around the N atom resulting in maximum bond angle.

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