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The group having triangular planar structure is:
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE MainJEE Main 2017 (09 Apr Online)
Options:
  • A BF3, NF3, CO32-
  • B CO32-, NO3-, SO3
  • C NH3, SO3, CO32-
  • D NCl3, BCl3, SO3
Solution:
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The correct answer is: CO32-, NO3-, SO3
CO3-2, NO3-, SO3:plane triangular shape.   Central atom in all these three species is sp2 hybridized, without any lone pairs on the central atom.

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