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Q. The type of hybrid orbitals used by the chlorine atom in $ClO_2^-$ is

IIT JEEIIT JEE 1992

Solution:

electron pairs at Cl = 2 ($\sigma$-bonds) + 2 (lone-pairs) = 4
Hybridisation at Cl = $sp^3$

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