NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020Chemistrys Block ElementsPractice
Lithium hydride reacts with aluminium chloride to form a complex. The geometry of the complex and the ligand present in the complex is
Options
- AOctahedral, chloride
- BTetrahedral, hydride
- COctahedral, bridging chloride
- DTetrahedral, Chloride and hydride
Correct answer
B. Tetrahedral, hydride
Step-by-step solution
4   LiH   +   AlCl 3 → Li AlH 4   +   3   LiCl Tetrahedral and Hydride ligand