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WBJEE · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)

\(\mathrm{BrF}_3\) self ionises as following

  1. A \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_5^{-}\)
  2. B \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}_2^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_4^{-}\)
  3. C \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}_4^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_2^{-}\)
  4. D \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}_3^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_3^{-}\)
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(B) \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}_2^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_4^{-}\)

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Hint : \(2 \mathrm{BrF}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{BrF}_2^{+}+\mathrm{BrF}_4^{-}\)(Relatively more stable structures.)