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Topic: General trends, Group 17 and 18· p-Block Elements

Match the interhalogen compounds of column I with the geometry in column II and assign the correct code.Column I | Column II(a) XX' | (i) T-shape(b) XX_3' | (ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal(c) XX_5' | (iii) Linear(d) XX_7' | (iv) Square-pyramidal| (v) Tet…

Match the interhalogen compounds of column I with the geometry in column II and assign the correct code.

Column I | Column II

(a) XX' | (i) T-shape

(b) \(XX_3'\) | (ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal

(c) \(XX_5'\) | (iii) Linear

(d) \(XX_7'\) | (iv) Square-pyramidal

| (v) Tetrahedral

Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)

1. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

2. (v) (iv) (iii) (ii)

3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

1 answer

Best answer

Answer: 1. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

Key idea: use VSEPR for interhalogens.

  • (a) XX': linear (iii)
  • (b) \(XX_3'\): T-shape (i) (3 bond pairs, 2 lone pairs)
  • (c) \(XX_5'\): square pyramidal (iv) (5 bond pairs, 1 lone pair)
  • (d) \(XX_7'\): pentagonal bipyramidal (ii)

Code: (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii), which is option 1.

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