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Why is the water bond angle 104.5 less than the CH4 bond angle 109.5?
in water there are two bond pairs and two lone pairs where as in CH4 there are are four bond pairs nad no lone pair. in ch4 there is only bond pair to bond pair repulsion but in water there are three types of repulsions, lone to lone (greatest repulsion), lone to bond ( lesser repulsion ) and bond to bond ( the least repulsion) , therefore due to the presence of two lone pairs in water the bond pairs are repelled with greater force and they get compressed, reducing the ideal bond angle from 109.5 to 104.5 on the other hand, ch4 has only bond pairs and they dont repel each other that strongly so its angle is greater n its 109.5..
Does a linear have a bond angle of 120?
No, the bond angle for linear structure is 180 degrees.
Which species has the smaller bond angle ClO4 or ClO3?
ClO3 has the smaller bond angle than ClO4
Are water molecules a bent molecule?
Yes, water is a bend molecule with a bond angle of about 105 degrees. They are described as bent planar (or V shaped)
What is the geometric angle between two adjacent bonds?
bond angle
Why is ozones bond angle larger than water H2O?
Water: 104.45° Ozone: 116.8° Difference: 12.4°
The bond angle in a water molecule is?
The water molecule's bond angle is about 104.45 degrees.
Why is the bond ch4 larger than the bond angle in nh3?
Santa clause crawled into my bed and told me because he said so
Why is the bond angle in a water molecule less than the bond angle methane?
The lone pair - OH bond repulsion in water is greater than the OH bond- OH bond repulsion. In methane all of the bonds are the same so it has perfect tetrahedral symmetry. This is VSEPR theory
Why it is likely bond angle for selenium hydride?
If the question is "What is the likely bond angle for selenium hydride," then the answer is 105 degrees, just like a water molecule.
What is the approximate H-O-H bond angle?
104.5 degrees
Which compound has a larger bond angle - oxygen difluoride or carbon dioxide?
oxygen difluoride
Why is the water bond angle 104.5 less than the CH4 bond angle 109.5?
in water there are two bond pairs and two lone pairs where as in CH4 there are are four bond pairs nad no lone pair. in ch4 there is only bond pair to bond pair repulsion but in water there are three types of repulsions, lone to lone (greatest repulsion), lone to bond ( lesser repulsion ) and bond to bond ( the least repulsion) , therefore due to the presence of two lone pairs in water the bond pairs are repelled with greater force and they get compressed, reducing the ideal bond angle from 109.5 to 104.5 on the other hand, ch4 has only bond pairs and they dont repel each other that strongly so its angle is greater n its 109.5..
What happens to the bond angle as the number of bonds increases?
Increases
What is the bond angle in CH4?
Bond angle is 109.5 degrees.It is equal in every bond
What is the angle between the bonds of a water molecule?
The bond angle of the H-O-H is equivalent to 105 degrees.
Why bond angle of H2S is less than H2O?
The larger the central atom is the less the hydrogens have to spread out (because the electron repulsions are smaller) and the smaller the resulting angle.
