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Q.

All the given species undergo dimer formation. Find out the number of species for which dimerisation; does not require vacant orbital.

AlCl3,BH3,ClO3,ICl3,NO2,BeCl2

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Detailed Solution

AlCl3,BH3,ClO3,ICl3,NO2,BeCl2

All the unstable and e deficient (hypo valent) species if they tend to dimerise then they use the vacant orbital of it. For example BH3,BeCl2

Note the odd e species like  ClO3,NO2 do not uses vacant orbital they use the odd e' for pairing and forming dimer.

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ClO3: dimerize due to covalent bond

NO2 dimerize due to covalent bond

Thus, ClO3&NO2 donot uses the vacant orbital they use the odd  e (unpaired) species

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