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Q. The shape of sulphate ion is:

Bihar CECEBihar CECE 2006Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

Sulphate ion $ (SO_{4}^{2-}) $ has tetrahedral geometry, as in S-atom undergoes $ s{{p}^{3}} $ hybridisation.
$S = 1{{s}^{2}},2{{s}^{2}}2{{p}^{6}},3{{s}^{2}}3{{p}^{4}} $
$S$ in $II$ excited state =

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