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Q. How many molecules have linear shape?
$BeCl _{2}, HgCl _{2}, I _{3}^{-}, BCl _{3}, I _{8}^{2-}, O \left( SiH _{3}\right)_{2}, P \left( SiH _{3}\right)_{3}, N _{5}{ }^{+}$

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$BeCl _{2}, HgCl _{2}$ and $I _{3}{ }^{-}$have linear shape.