JEE Main 202430 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 30 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Coordination Compounds
JEE Main 2024 · 30 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Coordination Compounds
The molecule/ion with square pyramidal shape is:
The molecule/ion with square pyramidal shape is:
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
is an interhalogen compound, meaning that the molecules of this compound contain two or more different halogen atoms but no atoms of the elements belonging to any other group.
The hybridisation of bromine pentafluoride forms an hybridisation, resulting in a square pyramidal molecular structure. The hybrid molecule has five sigma bonds due to the covalent electron sharing.