How do bond angles vary in molecules with a lone pair and central atom of different electronegativity, but in the same period so that electronegativity matters more than orbital size? Let's assume that the molecules I am comparing have the same substituents and one lone pair.
Will the molecule with the more electronegative atom in the middle have the lone pair electrons closer to the nucleus, so they take up more bonding space and the angles for the other substituents will be smaller?
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