Statement I : Bond angle in NH3 is around 107o where as in other hydrides it is around 90oStatement II : Hybrid orbitals are involved in bonding in NH3 where as pure p-orbitals in other hydrides
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a
Both (I) & (II) are True
b
(I) is true & (II) is false
c
(I) is false & (II) is True
d
Both (I) & (II) are false
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
cosθ==ss-1=p-1p; θ in NH3 is 1070. The calculated p- character is around 75%.Thus the hybridisation in NH3 is sp3θ in PH3 is 93.60 , the calculated p- character is around 97%.Thus we assume that pure p-orbitals participate in bonding in PH3, AsH3 & SbH3.