99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Which of the following statement is true for IO 2 F 2 - ?
Options
- AThe electrons are located at the corners of a trigonal bipyramidal but one of the equatorial pairs is unshared
- BIt has sp 3 d hybridisation and is T -shaped.
- CIts structure is analogous to SF 4 .
- D( A ) and ( C ) both
Correct answer
D. ( A ) and ( C ) both
Step-by-step solution
It has sp 3 d hybridisation and is see-saw shaped. Since, there is one lone pair present on the central atom i.e., I , and there are four bond pairs. Hence, the structure is similar to SF 4 . (see-saw)