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(D) All given molecules involve $sp^3$ hybridization. $NH_3$ and $PH_3$ have one lone pair,while $H_2O$ and $H_2S$ have two lone pairs.As the number o

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$H_2S$

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(D) All given molecules involve $sp^3$ hybridization. $NH_3$ and $PH_3$ have one lone pair,while $H_2O$ and $H_2S$ have two lone pairs.As the number of lone pairs increases,the bond angle decreases due to increased lone pair-bond pair repulsion.Comparing $H_2O$ and $H_2S$,the electronegativity of $O$ is higher than that of $S$.In $H_2S$,the bond pair electrons are further from the central atom,leading to less bond pair-bond pair repulsion,resulting in a smaller bond angle of approximately $92^o$ compared to $104.5^o$ in $H_2O$.

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(a)$ $PCl_{5}$	$(i)$ Square pyramidal
$(b)$ $SF_{6}$	$(ii)$ Trigonal planar
$(c)$ $BrF_{5}$	$(iii)$ Octahedral
$(d)$ $BF_{3}$	$(iv)$ Trigonal bipyramidal

Which of the following molecules has the smallest bond angle?

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How many of the following molecules have two lone pairs of electrons on the central atom?
$SF_6$,$BF_3$,$ClF_3$,$PCl_5$,$BrF_5$,$XeF_4$,$H_2O$,$SF_4$

Match List-$I$ with List-$II$.

List-$I$ List-$II$

$(a)$ $PCl_{5}$ $(i)$ Square pyramidal

$(b)$ $SF_{6}$ $(ii)$ Trigonal planar

$(c)$ $BrF_{5}$ $(iii)$ Octahedral

$(d)$ $BF_{3}$ $(iv)$ Trigonal bipyramidal

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

$BCl_3$ is a planar molecule while $NCl_3$ is pyramidal,because

Which of the following is not a correct statement?

In which of the following covalent compounds is the bond angle maximum?

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