99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
The correct order of bond angles of the following compounds is
Options
- AH 2 O < H 2   S < H 2 Se < H 2 Te
- BH 2   S < H 2 O < H 2 Se < H 2 Te
- CH 2 Se < H 2   S < H 2 O < H 2 Te
- DH 2 Te < H 2 Se < H 2   S < H 2 O
Correct answer
D. H 2 Te < H 2 Se < H 2   S < H 2 O
Step-by-step solution
As we move down to the group, the size of the central metal ion will increase and due to this the bond pair-bond pair repulsion will go on decreasing and therefore the two small hydrogen come closer to each other and so it causes decrease in H - M - H bond angle and hence the bond angle will decrease down to the group as shown below : H 2 O > H 2 S > H 2 Se > H 2 Te