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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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The shape of NO3−\mathrm{NO}_3^ - is planar. It is formed by the overlapping of oxygen orbitals with orbitals of nitrogen.
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Correct option: B
sp2s{p^2}-hybridized
Option B (sp2s{p^2}-hybridized) is correct because in NO3−\mathrm{NO}_3^ -, the nitrogen atom is sp2s{p^2} hybridized, leading to a trigonal planar geometry.

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