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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGIntroduction, ValencyMedium2 minPYQ_2018

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Total number of lone pair of electrons in ${I_{3}}^{-}$ ion is:

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The structure of ${I_{3}}^{-}$ ion is:
As we can see central atom has 3 lone pair and two bond pair and outer atoms has 3 lone pair each. So, there are total of 9 lone pair. Central atom will have ${sp}^{3} d$ hybridisation and linear shape.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:Introduction, Valency

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