JEE Main 2021 — Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 16th March Morning Shift
Question
Given below are two statements : one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :
Assertion A : The HOH bond angle in water molecule is 104.5.
Reason R : The lone pair - lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair - bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Assertion A : The HOH bond angle in water molecule is 104.5.
Reason R : The lone pair - lone pair repulsion of electrons is higher than the bond pair - bond pair repulsion.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Step-by-step explanation
due to lp - lp repulsion bond angle decrease.
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