Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 517

Question: The shape of $ SO_4^{2-} $ ion is [CPMT 1982; DPMT 1983, 84, 96; Bihar MEE 1997]

Options:

A) Square planar

B) Tetrahedral

C) Trigonal bipyramidal

D) Hexagonal

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ SO_4^{2-} $ ion is tetrahedral since hybridization of S is $ sp^{3} $ .



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