JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure
A central atom in a molecule has two lone pairs of electrons and forms three single bonds. The shape of this molecule is
- A see-saw
- B planar triangular
- C \(T-\)shaped
- D trigonal pyramidal
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(C) \(T-\)shaped
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\(sp\) \(^{3}\) \(d\) hybridised \(T-\)shaped
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