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What is the molecular shape of HCN?
bent
linear
angular
trigonal pyramidal
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linear
Reason: H–C–N has two regions of electron density around the central carbon (H–C bond and C≡N bond), so carbon is sp-hybridized and the molecule is linear (180°).
Reason: H–C–N has two regions of electron density around the central carbon (H–C bond and C≡N bond), so carbon is sp-hybridized and the molecule is linear (180°).
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