Question
In which one of the two structures, NO2– and NO2–, the bond angle has a higher value?
Solution
In NO2+, the bond angle has a higher value.
This is because in NO2– there is extra lone pair of electron present and thus lone pair - lone pair repulsion and thus decrease in bond angle.
This is because in NO2– there is extra lone pair of electron present and thus lone pair - lone pair repulsion and thus decrease in bond angle.
