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  4. Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ?

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Q. Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ?

AMUAMU 2010Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

(a) $XeF_{6} \Rightarrow 6bp+1\,lp$, thus distorted octahedral geometry
(b) $XeO_{3} \Rightarrow 3bp+1\,lp$, thus pyramidal geometry
(c) $BrF_{5} \Rightarrow 5bp+1\,lp$, thus square pyramidal geometry
(d) $XeF_{4} \Rightarrow 4bp+2\,lp$ thus square planar geometry