JEE Main Chemistry question

In the hydrogen peroxide molecule:

(A)Two hydrogen atoms are connected to one of the oxygen
(B)All the four atoms are in the same plane
(C)The four atoms are arranged in a non-linear and non-planar mannerCorrect
(D)O—H bonds are polar but molecule is non-polar

Answer: (C)

Solution

In HO (H–O–O–H), each oxygen is bonded to one hydrogen, not both to the same oxygen (A wrong); the molecule's open-book structure means the two O–H bonds lie in different planes, so all four atoms are neither coplanar (B wrong) nor collinear —

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