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The Type of hybrid orbitals used by the chlorine atom in `CIO_(2)^(Theta)` is .

A

`sp^(3)`

B

`sp^(2)`

C

`sp`

D

None of these

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Hybridisation of `CIO_(2)^(Theta) rArr (1)/(2) (7 +0+1) =4 =sp^(3)` .
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