Question

Arrange the following species in increasing order of bond angle
$NF _{3}, NCl _{3}, NBr _{3}, NI _{3}$

• A. $NF _{3}< NCl _{3}< NBr _{3}< NI _{3}$
• B. $NF _{3}< NBr _{3}< NI _{3}< NCl _{3}$
• C. $NI _{3}< NBr _{3}< NCl _{3}< NF _{3}$
• D. $NBr _{3}< NI _{3}< NF _{3}< NCl _{3}$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Correct answer is (a) $NF _{3}< NCl _{3}< NBr _{3}< NI _{3}$