Why is the bond angle in H2S smaller than that of PH3 though both are distorted tetrahedra?
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The bond pairs will be repelled more by the lone pairs, resulting in decrease of bond angle to 104°, as compared to normal tetrahedral bond angle 109°. 5'. Therefore instead NH3 and H2O have tetrahedral geometry, still they have different bond angles.
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