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Q.

Among the following, molecules which have linear structure are

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a

XeF2

b

CO2

c

H2O

d

BeCl2

answer is A, B, D.

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Detailed Solution

In XeF2, Xenon undergoes sp3d hybridization and the molecule to be linear due to presence of three lone pairs, where 2 fluorine atoms bonded linearly to Xe on opposite sides. In CO2, the two oxygen atoms double bonded to carbon atom in opposite sides and the resulting geometry of CO2 molecule is linear. In BeCl2, the two chlorine atoms are bounded to Be in opposite sides by 1800 as bond angle. Hence the geometry of  BeCl2 is linear. 

But in H2O, the oxygen undergoes sp3 hybridization and geometry is angular. 

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