JEE Main202124 Feb 2021Evening ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
The correct shape and I - I - I bond angles respectively in I 3 - ion are:
Options
- AT-shaped; 180 ° and 90 °
- BDistorted trigonal planar; 135 ° and 90 °
- CTrigonal planar; 120 °
- DLinear; 180 °
Correct answer
D. Linear; 180 °
Step-by-step solution
The central iodine atom undergoes sp 3 d hybridization and has 3 lone pairs of electrons and 2 bond pairs of electrons. Thus, I 3 - has trigonal bipyramidal geometry and linear shape . Shape : Linear, I-I-I Bond angle ⇒ 180 °