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The electron pair geometry for the iodate ion (IO2) is trigonal planar. This is because the central iodine atom is surrounded by three areas of electron density: two bonding pairs from the iodine-oxygen bonds and one lone pair. The arrangement of these electron pairs minimizes repulsion, resulting in a trigonal planar shape.

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