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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 12 - p -Block elements - ll

Shapes of certain interhalogen compounds are stated below. Which one of them is not correctly stated?

  1. A \(IF_7\) : pentagonal bipyramid
  2. B \(BrF_5\) : trigonal bipyramid
  3. C \(BrF_3\) : planar \(T-\) shaped
  4. D \(ICl_3\) : planar dimeric
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(B) \(BrF_5\) : trigonal bipyramid

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The molecular geometry of \(BrF_5\) is square pyramidal with asymmetric charge distribution on the central atom.
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