Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are false?

  1. XeCl2 has three lone pairs of electrons with bent geometry.
  2. The shape of XeF6 is a distorted pentagonal bipyramidal.
  3. ICl4- and XeF4 both species have identical geometry.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3
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Explanation
  1. XeCl2 has three lone pairs of electrons with linear geometry.
    1. XeF6 has six bond pairs of electrons and one lone pair of electrons with distorted pentagonal bipyramidal shape.
    2. ICl4- ion and XeF4 molecules have four bond pairs of electrons and two lone pairs of electrons with square planar geometry. Hence, only statement P is false.

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