how to arrange on the basis of bond angle

NO3- , NO2- NO2. and NO2+

NO2- < NO3- < NO2 < NO2+ 

For NO2-, the molecule is bent but we have 1 lone pair on nitrogen. Lone pair electron repulsion is more than the bonding electrons so the bond angle will be less than 120o.
In NO3-, there is no lone pair of electrons, all are bonding pairs leading to an ideal bond angle of 120o.
In NO2the one lone electron exerts a less repulsion than a lone pair of electrons, so two bonding oxygen atoms are able to spread out more leading to bond angle greater than the ideal of 120o.
In NO2+, there is no lone pair, only bond pairs so the molecule is linear leading to a bond angle of 180o.

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