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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

In which one of the following species does the central atom have a type of hybridization different from the other three?

Answer: (C)

Solution

(4 bond pairs + 1 lone pair = 5 domains), (2 bond pairs + 3 lone pairs = 5 domains) and (5 bond pairs = 5 domains) each have 5 electron domains, i.e.

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