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Molecular shapes - VSEPR theory
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Among the compounds shown below which one revealed a linear structure?A $N_2O$B $NO_2$C HOClD $O_3$$N_2O$ (nitrous oxide) has a linear structure (N=N=O). $NO_2$ is bent (angular), HOCl is bent, and $O_3$ is bent (angular) due to the presence of a lone pair on the central atom.