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Structure card

Chlorine dioxide · ClOX2\ce{ClO2}

OClO
Central Cl atom bonded to 2 O atoms, with 2 lone pairs.OClO109.5°Ideal bond angle: 109.5°
VSEPR class
AX2E2\mathrm{AX_2E_2}
Shape
bent
Bond angle
109.5° (less than 109.5° (about 104.5° in H₂O))
Hybridization (Cl)
sp3sp^{3}
Radical
one unpaired electron