Find the number of species in which all the atoms are in same plane -
O(SiH₃)₂ , OCl₂ , HN₃ , ClNO , XeF₅⁻, P₄ , BrF₅

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Find the number of species in which all the atoms are in same plane - O(SiH₃)₂ , OCl₂ , HN₃ , ClNO , XeF₅⁻, P₄ , BrF₅

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The following species are planar:

OCl₂: Bent shape (always planar).

ClNO: Bent shape (always planar).

XeF₅⁻: Pentagonal planar geometry.

HN₃: The atoms in the hydrazoic acid skeleton are coplanar.

Non-planar species: O(SiH₃)₂ (bent oxygen, but SiH₃ groups are non-planar), P₄ (tetrahedral), and BrF₅ (square pyramidal).

Thus, there are 4 planar species.

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