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The number of inter halogens from the following having square pyramidal structure is

ClF3, IF7, BrF5, BrF3, I2Cl6, IF5, ClF, ClF5

Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)JEE MainJEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 1)
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The correct answer is: 3

Square pyramidal structures are BrF5,IF5 and ClF5.

These molecules are made up of 6 equally spaced sp3d2 hybrid orbitals arranged at 90o angles. The shape of the orbitals is octahedral. One orbital contains a lone pair of electrons, so the remaining five atoms connected to the central atom gives the molecule a square pyramidal shape. Among the given options the structure with five bond pairs and one lone pair is these three structures only.

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