Chemical Bonding - Result Question 56
31. The type of hybrid orbitals used by the chlorine atom in $ClO _2^{-}$ is
(1992, 1M)
(a) $s p^{3}$
(b) $s p^{2}$
(c) $s p$
(d) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 31. (a)
Solution:
electron pairs at $Cl=2(\sigma-bonds )+2$ $(lone-pairs)$ $=4$
Hybridisation at $Cl=s p^{3}$