Q. Read the following statements and choose the correct option
(i) Nitrogen atom in amines is -hybridised
(ii) The geometry of amines is pyramidal
(iii) The angle or is slightly more than

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Solution:

The fourth orbital of nitrogen in all amines contains an unshared pair of electrons. Due to the presence of unshared pair of electrons, the angle , (where E is C or H) is less than