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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Among the triatomic molecules/ions BeCl_2, N_3^-, N_2O, NO_2^+, O_3, SCl_2, ICl_2^-, I_3^-, and , the total number of linear molecule(s)/ion(s) where the hybridisation of the central atom does not have a contribution from the d-orbital(s) is (atomic numbers: S=16, Cl=17, I=53 and Xe=54) **[JEE Advanced 2015]**

Answer: 4

Solution

Linear species among the list: (), (), (), (), (), (), (). ( and are bent, not linear.) Of these linear species, $,

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