Multiple choice

Which of the following molecules bears one lone pair and possesses bent shape?

  1. CCl2

  2. OF2

  3. H2O

  4. HgCl2

  5. O3
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Explanation

The molecules having two bond pairs and one lone pairs of electrons with bent shape are- O3, SO2, CCl2, etc. The molecules having two bond pairs and two lone pairs of electrons with bent shape are- H2O, OF2, etc. The molecules having two bond pairs and zero lone pairs of electrons with linear shape are- BeCl2, HgCl2, CO2, etc.

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