Answer to Question #146755 in General Chemistry for Liyah

Question

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) has a bond angle of 132°. What does it imply regarding its electronic and molecular geometry? Explain the deviation of the angle measurement from the ideal.

Answer 1

The one lone electron exerts a less repulsion than normal on the two bonding oxygen atoms so they are able to spread out more to a 134^obond angle from the ideal of 120^o .