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Assertion. H-S-H bond angle in H2S is closer to 90° but H-O-H bond angle in H2O is 104.5°.

Reason. lp-lp repulsion is stronger in H2S than in H2O.

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Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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Complexes ML5 of metals Ni and Fe have ideal square pyramidal and trigonal bipyramidal geometries, respectively. The sum of the 90o,120o and 180o L-M-L angles in the two complexes is_______
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The H-C-H, H-N-H and H-O-H bond angles (in degrees) in methane, ammonia and water are respectively, closest to-
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In the structure of ClF3, the number of lone pairs of electrons on the central atom Cl is
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The molecular geometry of SF6 is octahedral. What is the geometry of SF4 (including lone pair(s) of electrons, if (any)?
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The numbers of lone pair(s) on  Xe in XeF2 and XeF4 are respectively,