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JEE Main 7 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q58

Question 58 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 8 of 25, Section A.

\mathrm{SO_2}

\mathrm{NO_2^-}

and

\mathrm{N_3^-}

the hybridizations at the central atom are respectively :

(1) $sp^2$ , $sp$ and $sp$
(2) $sp$ , $sp^2$ and $sp$
(3) $sp^2$ , $sp^2$ and $sp$ Official answer
(4) $sp^2$ , $sp^2$ and $sp^2$

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Topic: VSEPR Theory
Idea tested: Steric Number Calculation

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