Hybridization state of I in ${\rm{ICl}}_2^ + $ is :

NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Hybridization state of I in

\mathrm{ICl}_2^ +

is :

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Correct option: D

s{p^3}

Option D (

s{p^3}

) is correct because the central iodine atom in

ICl_2^+

has two bond pairs and two lone pairs, resulting in a steric number of 4 and

sp^3

hybridization.