JEE Main20199 Apr 2019Evening ShiftChemistrys Block ElementsActual
The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state and vapour phase, respectively, are:
Options
- Achain and chain
- Bdimeric and chain
- Cchain and dimeric
- Ddimeric and dimeric
Correct answer
C. chain and dimeric
Step-by-step solution
BeCl 2 exists as (BeCl 2 )n polymeric chain in solid form, while BeCl 2 exists as dimer in vapour phase because B e has vacant orbital and it is electron deficient. In vapour state In solid state