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JEE Main 2023Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure Question with Solution

JEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 1)

Question

The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is _______

PF5,BrF4-,IF5,BrF5,XeOF4,ICl4-

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Correct answer
3

Step-by-step explanation

Among the given, IF5;BrF5 and XeOF4 have squre pyramidal structure.  VSEPR theory helps us to predict the shape of molecules from the number of electron pairs and lone pairs of electrons that surrounds the central atoms. 

   

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