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Question: 1
Why the bond
angles of H2O and NH3 are not 109.5° like that of CH4,
although O and N-atoms are sp3 —hybridized?
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CH4, the molecules of H2O and NH3 are also AB4
type molecules. Carbon, oxygen and nitrogen atoms undergo sp3 -hybridization.
CH4 is perfectly tetrahedral with the angle of 109.5°. In case of
ammonia, there are three bond pairs and one lone pair. Lone pair-bond pair
repulsion is greater than bond pair-bond pair repulsion. Due to this reason,
angle reduces to 107.5° In case of H2O, there are two lone pairs on
oxygen. Due to this increased repulsion of two lone pairs, the angle further
reduces to 104.5°