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Q. The dipole moment of $AX_{3}, \, BX_{3}$ and $CX_{3}$ are 1.5 D, 0.5 D and 0 D respectively. The possible shapes of molecules may be (consider C has no Lone pair) (A, B and C are are more electronegative than X)

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Solution:

Maximum dipole moment for $MX_{3}$ type structures would be in pyramidal while least would be in trigonal planar.

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