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Structure card

Nitrosyl chloride · NOCl\ce{NOCl}

NOCl
Central N atom bonded to 1 O and 1 Cl atoms, with 1 lone pair.NOCl120°Ideal bond angle: 120°
VSEPR class
AX2E\mathrm{AX_2E}
Electron geometry
trigonal planar
Shape
bent
Bond angle
120° (slightly less than 120° (the lone pair pushes the bonds together))
Hybridization (N)
sp2sp^{2}