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In molecular ion ICl2+, the geometrical arrangement of orbital and shape are
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tetrahedral geometry, bent shape
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ICl2+ has sp3 hybridisation and its geometrical arrangement of orbitals is tetrahedral but the shape (according to VESPR theory) is bent due to the presence of two lone pairs. Thus, this option is correct.