JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Among the following species: **[OJEE 2009]** (I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) Which of the above species have a linear shape?

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both (I) and (V) have 2 bond pairs and 3 equatorial lone pairs on the central atom ( hybridisation), resulting in a

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