alleryBond angle is the angle between orbitals containing bonding electron pairs around the:
ACoupled atom
BCoated atom
CCentral atom
DCornered atom
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Central atom
1. An angle needs a vertex.
2. In a molecule that vertex is one particular atom.
3. Bond angle is the angle between orbitals containing bonding electron pairs around the central atom.
4. So the answer is the central atom.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part I, Unit 4 'Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure'_
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