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JIPMER 2017
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2017
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

JIPMER 2017 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The shape of gaseous SnCl_2 is

The shape of gaseous SnCl2\mathrm{SnCl}_2 isThe shape of gaseous SnCl_2 is

Options

  1. Atetrahedral
  2. Blinear
  3. Cangular
  4. DT-shape

Correct answer

C. angular

Step-by-step solution

Gaseous SnCl2\mathrm{SnCl}_2 has sp2s p^2-hybridisation with one lone pair of electrons. Thus, has angular shape. The shape of gaseous SnCl_2 is
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