Q50.The correct statement about ICl5 and ICl4- is: (1) ICl5 is trigonal bipyramidal and ICl4- is (2) Both are isostructural. tetrahedral. (3) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl4- is tetrahedral. (4) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl4- is square planar.
What This Question Tests
This question tests the ability to determine the molecular geometry of two different species by applying VSEPR theory, considering both bond pairs and lone pairs.
Concepts Tested
Formulas Used
Steric Number = (Number of bond pairs + Number of lone pairs)
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📋 Question Details
- Chapter
- Chemical Bonding
- Topic
- Molecular geometry, VSEPR theory
- Year
- 2019
- Shift
- 08 Apr Shift 2
- Q Number
- Q50
- Type
- MCQ
- NCERT Ref
- Class 11 Chemistry Ch 4: Chemical Bonding
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