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ClF5 at room temperature is a

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE MainJEE Main 2023 (13 Apr Shift 1)
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  • A

    Colourless liquid with trigonal bipyramidal geometry

  • B

    Colourless gas with square pyramidal geometry

  • C

    Colourless gas with trigonal bipyramidal geometry

  • D

    Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometry

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Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometry

Chlorine pentafluoride is an inter halogen compound. ClF5 is colourless liquid. The central chlorine atom is having five bond pairs and one lone pair on it. Hence, according to VSEPR theory it has square pyramidal geometry. It is toxic by inhalation and an irritant to skin, eyes and mucus membranes.

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