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Exam
JEE Main
Year
2012
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Offline
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

JEE Main 2012 · Offline · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

The molecule having smallest bond angle is :

The molecule having smallest bond angle is :

Options

  1. ANCl3\mathrm{NCl}_3
  2. BAsCl3\mathrm{AsCl}_3
  3. CSbCl3\mathrm{SbCl}_3
  4. DPCl3\mathrm{PCl}_3

Correct answer

C. SbCl3\mathrm{SbCl}_3

Step-by-step solution

As the size of central atom increases lone pair bond pair repulsions increases so, bond angle decreases.
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