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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

The angle between two covalent bond is minimum in......
a) CH4 b) C2H6 c) NH3 d) H2O

Profile image of Sachin yadav
7 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Mahima Kanawat
7 Years ago
Dear student 
All the compounds above have sp3 hybridization. But H2O has 2 lone pairs, due to repulsion the bond would decrease. Therefore bond angle is minimum in H2O.
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MAHIMA 
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