Which of the following statements are not correct?
A. In 
and 
the hybridisation and the number of lone pairs on the central atom are same.
B. In 
ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs on nitrogen atom are 3 and 1 respectively.
C. In 
molecule, the number of electrons around the central atom is 6.
D. The molecule 
and 
have 2 and 1 number of lone pairs respecively.
E. In 
molecule, 2 sigma bonds between N and O atom and four lone pairs of electrons on oxygen atoms are present.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Text Solution
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Among the given statements, B, D and E are incorrect while the statements A and C are
correct. The correct form of B, D and E are
• In 
ion, the number of bond pairs and lone pairs on nitrogen atom are 4 and 0 respectively.
• The molecules 
and 
have same number of lone pairs, i.e. 2.
• In 
molecule, 2 sigma bonds between N and 0 atom and five lone pair of electrons on oxygen atoms are present.
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