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The type of hybrid orbitals used by chlorine atom in `ClO_(2)^(-)` is

A

`sp^(3)`

B

`sp^(2)`

C

sp

D

None of these

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A
`""^(-)O-underset(* *)overset(* *)(Cl)=O` Electron pairs at `Cl=2(sigma-"bonds")+2" (lone-pairs)" =4`.
Hybridisation at `Cl=sp^(3)`
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