The number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atoms of $H_{2}O, SnCl_{2}, PCl_{3}$ and $XeF_{2}$ respectively, are

  • A
    $2, 1, 1, 3$
  • B
    $2, 2, 1, 3$
  • C
    $3, 1, 1, 2$
  • D
    $2, 1, 2, 3$

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Which of the following compounds has the smallest bond angle $(X - A - X)$ in each series respectively?
$(A) \ OSF_2 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ OSCl_2 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ OSBr_2$
$(B) \ SbCl_3 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ SbBr_3 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ SbI_3$
$(C) \ PI_3 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ AsI_3 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ SbI_3$

Match List-$I$ with List-$II$ :
List-$I$ (Species) List-$II$ (Number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom)
$(a)$ $XeF_{2}$ $(i)$ $0$
$(b)$ $XeO_{2}F_{2}$ $(ii)$ $1$
$(c)$ $XeO_{3}F_{2}$ $(iii)$ $2$
$(d)$ $XeF_{4}$ $(iv)$ $3$

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Which of the following hydrides has the largest bond angle?

The correct order of bond angles of the following is: $H_2O$ $(I)$,$NH_3$ $(II)$,$CH_4$ $(III)$,$SO_2$ $(IV)$

According to $VSEPR$ theory,the most probable shape of the molecule having $4$ electron pairs in the outer shell of the central atom is

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