The number of molecule(s) or ion(s) from the following having non-planar structure is______. NO 3 - , H 2 O…

The number of molecule(s) or ion(s) from the following having non-planar structure is______.

NO3-,H2O2,BF3,PCl3,XeF4,

SF4,XeO3,PH4+,SO3,AlOH4-

Solution

The species which have sp2 hybridisation with no lone pairs, sp3d2 hybridisation with two lone pairs are planar molecules.

The number of hybrid orbitals can be calculated as follows,

No.of hybrid orbitals = 1/2(V+M-C+A)

V = number of valence electrons

M = number of monovalent atoms attached to central atom.

C = Number of positive charges on the molecule

A = Number of negative charges on the molecule

 

SO3 sp2 Planar
BF3 sp2 Planar
NO3- sp2 Planar
SF4 sp3d Non-Planar
H2O2 sp3 Non-Planar
PCl3 sp3 Non-Planar
AlOH4- sp3 Non-Planar
XeF4 sp3d2 Planar
XeO3 sp3 Non-Planar
PH4+ sp3 Non-Planar

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 2)

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