What will beThe order of increasing bond angle-Cl2O,Clo2,Clo2^_ ?Explain me?

Dhanalakshmi · July 17, 2019, 11:03am

What will be the order of increasing bond angle-Cl₂O,ClO₂,ClO₂^- ? Explain to me?

Dhanalakshmi · July 17, 2019, 11:06am

The increasing order of bond angle is as follows:
ClO₂^- < Cl₂O < ClO₂
Bond angles are as follows:
ClO₂^- : 110o
Cl₂O: 110.88o
ClO₂ : 117.40o
ClO⁻₂has 7+6+6+1=20 total valence electrons to distribute.
ClO₂ has 7+6+6=19 total valence electrons to distribute.
Cl₂O has oxygen at the center (with chlorine having its typical valency as a halogen), and has 7+7+6=20 total valence electrons to distribute.