No it is bent.
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No, ClO2 (chlorine dioxide) does not have a linear shape. It has a bent molecular geometry due to the presence of two lone pairs of electrons on the central chlorine atom, causing repulsion and bending in the molecular structure.
This is a linear molecule.
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The shape of CS2 is considered linear. This is because both sulfur molecules are attached to the one carbon molecule using double bonds in a straight line.
F2 has a linear shape.