The decreasing values of bond angles from NH3, (107°) to SbH3 (101°) down group-15 of the periodic table is due to

Decreasing p-orbital character in sp 3

Book Online Demo

Check Your IQ

Try Test

Courses

The decreasing values of bond angles from NH₃, (107°) to SbH₃ (101°) down group-15 of the periodic table is due to

see full answer

21% of IItians & 23% of AIIMS delhi doctors are from Sri Chaitanya institute !!

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

Decreasing electronegativity

Increasing bp-bp repulsion

$Decreasing l p - b p repulsion$

Decreasing p-orbital character in sp³

answer is B.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Ready to Test Your Skills?

Check your Performance Today with our Free Mock Test used by Toppers!

Take Free Test

Due to decrease in EN, the bond pair -bond pair repulsions decreases, therefore bond angle decreases

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity