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Bond angle decreases from `H_2O` to `H_2Te`.

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As we move from `H_2O " to " H_2Te`, the bond angle decreases. This is because as we move down in group 16, the bond length H-E increases and consequently the repulsion between bond pairs decreases and the bond angle HEH decreases.
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