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Oxygen is more electronegative than chloride. In the series of oxyacids HOCI, `HCIO_(2)`, `HCIO_(3)` and `HCIO_(4)`, an increasing number of oxygen atom is bonded to the chlorine atom. Chlorine forms a number of oxyacids which differ in their stability order.
The hybridisation of CI in `CIO_(2)` and its shape are

A

`sp^(3)`, pyramidal

B

`sp^(2)`, angular

C

`sp^(3)`, angular

D

`sp^(2)`, trigonal planar

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  • Oxygen is more electronegative than chloride. In the series of oxyacids HOCI, HCIO_(2) , HCIO_(3) and HCIO_(4) , an increasing number of oxygen atom is bonded to the chlorine atom. Chlorine forms a number of oxyacids which differ in their stability order. The order if acid strength og HOCI, HCIO_(2) , HCIO_(3) and HCIO_(4) are

    A
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    B
    `HOCIgtHCIO_(2)gtHCIO_(3)gtHCIO_(4)`
    C
    `HCIO_(3)gtHCIO_(4)gtHCIO_(2)gtHOCI`
    D
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    A
    `CIO^(Theta)`
    B
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    C
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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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