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Molecules
/ chlorine dioxide
Structure card
Chlorine dioxide ·
C
l
O
X
2
\ce{ClO2}
ClO
X
2
O
Cl
O
Central Cl atom bonded to 2 O atoms, with 2 lone pairs.
O
Cl
O
109.5°
Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
Valence electrons
19
VSEPR class
A
X
2
E
2
\mathrm{AX_2E_2}
A
X
2
E
2
Electron geometry
tetrahedral
Shape
bent
Bond angle
109.5° (less than 109.5° (about 104.5° in H₂O))
Hybridization (Cl)
s
p
3
sp^{3}
s
p
3
Polarity
polar
Radical
one unpaired electron
Periodic table