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

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

In $ClO_2^-$
$H = \frac{1}{2} (7 + 1) = 4$
$\Rightarrow Cl$ is $sp^3$ hybridised with $2$ bond pair and $2$ lone pair electrons.