Q.

The nitrogen atoms in NH3,NH2- and NH4+ are all surrounded by eight electrons. When these three species are arranged in order of increasing H-N-H bond angle, what is the correct order?

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a

NH3,NH4+,NH2

b

NH4+,NH2-,NH3

c

NH3,NH2-,NH4+

d

NH2,NH3,NH4+

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

More so than lone pair-bond pair or bond pair-bond pair repulsion is lone pair-lone pair repulsion.
NH2

 has two lone pairs and two bond pairs, however the angle HNH is less than 190° because of the lone pairs.
Three bond pairs and one single pair make up

NH3

The angle is greater than in the situation above because there are fewer lone pairs.
Four bond pairs made up

 NH4+

Angle is 190°NH2,NH3,NH4+ is the proper increasing order of the HNH bond angle.

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