Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Result Question 80

####82. Which structure is linear ?

(a) SO2

(b) CO2

(c) CO32

(d) SO42

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Solution:

  1. (b) CO2 has sp-hybridization and is linear. SO2 and CO32 are planar (sp2) while SO42 is tetrahedral (sp3).


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