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.
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Expert's answer
2020-11-26T05:11:04-0500
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 134obond angle from the ideal of 120o .
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