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a
NO2+>NO2>NO2−
b
NO2+>NO2−>NO2
c
NO2>NO2−>NO2+
d
NO2−>NO2>NO2+
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
In NO2+, there is no lone pair, only bond pairs so the molecule is linear leading to a bond angle of 180°.In NO2, the one lone electron exerts a less repulsion than a lone pair of electrons, so two bonding oxygen atoms are able to spread out more leading to bond angle greater than the ideal of 120°. For NO-the molecule is bent but we have 1 lone pair on nitrogen. Lone pair electron repulsion is more than the bonding electrons so the bond angle will be less than 120°.