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JEE Advanced 2015 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 25

Among the triatomic molecules/ions, BeClX2\ce{BeCl2}, NX3X−\ce{N3-}, NX2O\ce{N2O}, NOX2X+\ce{NO2+}, OX3\ce{O3}, SClX2\ce{SCl2}, IClX2X−\ce{ICl2-}, IX3X−\ce{I3-} and XeFX2\ce{XeF2}, the total number of linear molecule(s)/ion(s) where the hybridization of the central atom does not have contribution from the dd-orbital(s) is

[Atomic number: S = 16, Cl = 17, I = 53 and Xe = 54]

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: 4

Linear species and the central atom's hybridisation:

  • BeClX2\ce{BeCl2}, NX3X−\ce{N3-}, NX2O\ce{N2O} and NOX2X+\ce{NO2+}: spsp.
  • IClX2X−\ce{ICl2-}, IX3X−\ce{I3-} and XeFX2\ce{XeF2}: sp3dsp^3d, which uses a d-orbital.

OX3\ce{O3} and SClX2\ce{SCl2} are bent.

Count. Linear with no d contribution: 4.

Answer: 4