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The number of lone pairs on chlorine atom in ClO, ClO2, ClO3, ClO4 ions respectively are

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a

0, 1, 2, 3

b

1, 2, 3, 4

c

3, 2, 1, 0

d

4, 3, 2, 1

answer is D.

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In all of the oxoacids of chlorine, chlorine undergoes sp3 hybridizationClO1 bond pair, 3 lone pairsClO22 bond pairs, 2 lone pairsClO33 bond pairs, 1 lone pairClO44 bond pairs, 0 lone pair

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The number of lone pairs on chlorine atom in ClO−, ClO2−, ClO3−, ClO4− ions respectively are