Which one of the following species has plane triangular shape?

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Which one of the following species has plane triangular shape? (A) N3 (B) NO3- (C) NO2- (D) CO2

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Species with sp2 hybridisation are plane triangular in shape. Among the given species NO3- is sp2 hybridised with no lone pair of electrons on central atom, N. Whereas, N3, NO2- and CO2 are sp hybridised with a linear shape.

Q. Which one of the following species has plane triangular shape?

$N_{3}$

$N O_{3}^{-}$

$N O_{2}^{-}$

$C O_{2}$

Species with $s p^{2}$ hybridisation are plane triangular in shape. Among the given species $N O_{3}^{-}$ is $s p^{2}$ hybridised with no lone pair of electrons on central atom, N. Whereas, $N_{3}$ , $N O_{2}^{-}$ and $C O_{2}$ are sp hybridised with a linear shape.

Q. Which one of the following species has plane triangular shape?

N3​

NO3−​

NO2−​

CO2​

Species with sp2 hybridisation are plane triangular in shape. Among the given species NO3−​ is sp2 hybridised with no lone pair of electrons on central atom, N. Whereas, N3​, NO2−​ and CO2​ are sp hybridised with a linear shape.

$N_{3}$

$N O_{3}^{-}$

$N O_{2}^{-}$

$C O_{2}$

Species with $s p^{2}$ hybridisation are plane triangular in shape. Among the given species $N O_{3}^{-}$ is $s p^{2}$ hybridised with no lone pair of electrons on central atom, N. Whereas, $N_{3}$ , $N O_{2}^{-}$ and $C O_{2}$ are sp hybridised with a linear shape.