The molecule which is pyramidal in shape is:

{P C l}_{2}

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{C O}_{3}^{2 -}

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{S O}_{3}

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{N O}_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is A ${P C l}_{2}$
Due to $s p^{3}$ hybridization and presence of lone pair of electron on P atom, $P C l_{3}$ are of pyramidal shape like that of $N H_{3}$ .

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