NEET 2008 Chemistry question

The correct order of increasing bond angles in the following triatomic species is

(1)
(2)
(3)Correct
(4)

Answer: (3)

Solution

: N has no lone pair and no unpaired electron (two bond pairs, sp hybridisation), so it is linear with a bond angle of . : N is sp with one unpaired electron on N; the single electron repels the bond pairs less than a lone pair, giving an

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Question ID VK-090016