The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in ClO_(3)^(-) is

1.	The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in ClO_(3)^(-) is
Answer» `sp^(3)` `sp^(2)` sp none of these . Solution :E.C. of Cl-atom in excited state `1S^(2) 2s^(2) 2p^(6) 3s^(2)underset(sp^(3) "hybridisation")ubrace(3s^(2)3P_(x)^(1)P_(y)^(1)P_(Z)^(1) )3d ^(1) 3d^(1)` STRUCTURE of `ClO_(3)^(-)` is

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