The H-P-H angle in $P H_{3}$ is smaller than the H-N-H angle in $N H_{3}$ . Why?

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Nitrogen is more electronegative than phosphorus. So, it attracts electron more towards itself in $N H_{3}$ .Hence, bond angle of $P H_{3}$ is less than $N H_{3}$ .

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