Which one of the following species has the plane triangular shape?
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N3
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NO3-
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NO2-
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CO2
B.
NO3-
Species with sp2 hybridization are plane triangular in shape. Among the given species NO3- si sp2 hybridised with no lone pair of electrons on the central atom, N. whereas, N3, NO2- and CO2 are sp hybridised with a linear shape.