Question:

$NO_3^-$ is planar while $NH_3$ is pyramidal. $N$ in $NO_3^-$ is $sp^2$ and in $NH^3$ is $sp^3$ hybridized.

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
  • If Assertion is true but the Reason is false
  • If both Assertion and Reason are false
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Hybridisation is $sp^2$ here and therefore planar structure is expected. $NH^3 : 1s^2 , 2s^2 , 2p^3$ Hybridisation is $sp^3$ , therefore tetrahedral structure is expected but there is pyramical structure as lone pair of electron occupy one of the corners of tetrahedral.
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