In HCIO3 molecule, chlorine is present in which state
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Explanation:
+5
Hence, the oxidation state of Cl in HClO3 is +5.
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The complete question is:
In HClO3 molecule, chlorine is present in
a. ground state
b. first excited state
c. second excited state
d. third excited state
The correct option is option a, i.e. ground state.
- Since the hybridization of chlorine in chloric acid i.e. HClO3 is sp³, therefore it is in ground state.
- Chlorine has three binding partners i.e. oxygen and one pair of lone pair of electrons. The molecule has three identical Cl-O bonds, each intermediate between single and double.
- Chlorine has a formal charge of +2 in HClO3.
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