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BCl3 is a planar molecule whereas NCl3 is pyramidal because
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Options:
  • A nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atom
  • B BCl3 has no lone pair but NCl3 has a lone pair of electrons on their central atoms
  • C B-Cl bond is more polar than N-Cl bond
  • D N-Cl bond is more covalent than B-Cl bond
Solution:
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The correct answer is: BCl3 has no lone pair but NCl3 has a lone pair of electrons on their central atoms
There is no lone pair on boron in BCl3 hence no repulsion takes place. There is a lone pair on nitrogen in NCl3 hence repulsion takes place. Therefore BCl3 is planar molecule but NCl3 is pyramidal molecule.

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