JEE Main Chemistry question

In which of the following molecules/ions are all the bonds not equal?

(A)Correct
(B)
(C)
(D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

In , sulfur has hybridization with 4 bond pairs and 1 lone pair, giving a see-saw (distorted tetrahedral) shape with two distinct types of bonds — two slightly longer axial bonds and two slightly shorter equatorial bonds — so

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