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Grade 10Inorganic Chemistry

What is the hybridisation states of Cl atom in HClO4, HClO3, HClO2, and HClO?

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7 Years agoGrade 10
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7 Years ago
The hybridization is sp3. There are four sigma bonds on chlorine with no lone pairs, and the electronegative oxygen atoms contribute to different resonance structures.