NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following triatomic species is
- ANO < NO2 < NO
- BNO < NO < NO2
- CNO < NO < NO2
- DNO < NO2 < NO
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Correct answer: D

We know that higher the number of lone pair of electron on central atom, greater is the lp – lp repulsion between Nitrogen and oxygen atoms. Thus smaller is bond angle.
The correct order of bond angle is
NO$_2^ - $ < NO2 < NO$_2^ + $
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