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Chemistry
Identify the T-shaped molecule in the following
Q. Identify the
T
-shaped molecule in the following
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KEAM
KEAM 2016
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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A
B
F
3
B
N
H
3
C
N
F
3
D
C
I
F
3
E
PC
I
3
Solution:
For a T-shape molecule, its
central-atom must contain 3 sigma
(
σ
)
bonds
(
b
p
)
and 'wo lone pairs (
1
p
) of electrons.
(a)
B
F
3
→
b
p
=
3
lp
=
0
(b)
N
H
3
→
b
p
=
3
,
lp
=
1
(c)
N
F
3
→
b
p
=
3
,
lp
=
1
(d)
C
i
F
3
→
b
p
=
3
,
lp
=
2
(e)
PC
l
3
→
b
p
=
3
,
lp
=
1