Chemistry - CHEMICAL BONDING Question with Solution | TestHub

In I₂Cl₆, each Iodine (I) atom has a hybridization of sp³d² rather than sp³. Each Iodine atom forms 4 $\sigma$-bonds (2 terminal and 2 bridging chlorine atoms) and contains 2 lone pairs, resulting in a steric number of 6.

Options (A) and (B) are correctly matched since both NO₂ and ClO₂ are sp² hybridized and contain an unpaired electron, making them paramagnetic.

Option (C) is also correct because Diborane (B₂H₆) is a well-known electron-deficient molecule with sp³ hybridized boron atoms.