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The geometry of $I_{3}^{-}$ is
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linear
$\mathrm{I}_{3}^{-}$ ion is $s p^{3} d$ -hybridised. Due to the presence of two lone pair of electrons its geometry becomes linear instead of trigonal bipyramidal.
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