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Give reasons for the following : The molecule of magnesium chloride is linear whereas that of stannous chloride is angular.

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In the case of Magnesium chloride(MgCl2), Mg is sp hybridized with a bond angle of 180o and hence is linear. whereas in the case of Stannous chloride(SnCl2), Sn is sp2 hybridized with a bond angle of 120o and hence the molecule is angular

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