JEE Advanced 2015 Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Advanced 2015

Among the triatomic molecules/ions, , , , , , , , and , the total number of linear molecule(s)/ion(s) where the hybridization of the central atom does not have contribution from the -orbital(s) is [Atomic number : S = 16, Cl = 17, I = 53 and Xe = 54]

Answer: 4

Solution

, , and are linear with an -hybridised central atom (no -orbital involved). () and ()

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