AP EAMCET201823 Apr 2018Morning ShiftChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
X and Y are the two covalent molecules in which the hybridisation of the central atoms is same, but shapes are different. X and Y are
Options
- AXeF ₄, NH ₃
- BXeF ₂, PF ₅
- CBF ₃, H ₂ O
- DCH ₄, BeCl ₂
Correct answer
D. CH ₄, BeCl ₂
Step-by-step solution
The hybridisation in XeF ₂ and PF ₅ both is s p^3 d thus they must have trigonal bi-pyramidal geometry. But, due to the presence of 3 lone pair and 2 bond pair shape of XeF ₂ get distorted and the molecule appears linear. But in case of PCl ₅ this is not so.