JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure / रासायनिक आबंधन एवं आणविक संरचना Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    The type of hybrid orbitals used by the chlorine atom in \[ClO_{2}^{-}\] is                                             [IIT 1992]

    A)                 \[s{{p}^{3}}\]    

    B)                 \[s{{p}^{2}}\]

    C)                 \[sp\]      

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Chlorine atom in \[ClO_{2}^{-}\] is \[s{{p}^{3}}\] hybridised but its shape is angular.


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