Which one the following species has plane triangular shape?

Which one the following species has plane triangular shape?
  1. N3
  2. NO3-
  3. NO2
  4. CO2

Solution

Calculate the electron pair.

E.P=Valence electron of central atom + monovalent atom + negative charge- positive charge2

For NO3-

E.P=5+12= 3

It means there is the requirement of the three orbitals for the hybridisation.

Therefore the hybridisation will be sp2
sp2 (triangular planer)

Asked in: NEET 2014

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