Observe the following statements: i. According to VSEPR theory, ClF 3 and SO 2 are shown A B3 E and A B2 E type molecules respectively. ii. SF 4 has "See-saw" shape. iii. HgCl2 and PbCl 2 have same shape. The statements which are not correct are

Question

Observe the following statements: i. According to VSEPR theory, ClF 3 and SO 2 are shown A B3 E and A B2 E type molecules respectively. ii. SF 4 has "See-saw" shape. iii. HgCl2 and PbCl 2 have same shape. The statements which are not correct are (A) i, ii only (B) i, iii only (C) i, ii, iii (D) ii, iii only

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Statements (i) and (iii) are not correct. Their correct explanation are as follows:

(i) According to VSEPR theory

Cl F_{3}

has

3

bond pairs and

2

lone pairs thus it is

A B_{3} E_{2}

type molecule whereas

S O_{2}

has

2 σ

bond pairs and one lone pair so it is

A B_{2} E

type molecule.

(iii)

H g C l_{2}

has a linear shape because it has

2

bond pairs only whereas

P b C l_{2}

has 2 bond pairs with one lone pair thus it has a bent shape.

Q. Observe the following statements: i. According to VSEPR theory, ClF3​ and SO2​ are shown AB3​E and AB2​E type molecules respectively. ii. SF4​ has "See-saw" shape. iii. HgCl2​ and PbCl2​ have same shape. The statements which are not correct are

i, ii only

i, iii only

i, ii, iii

ii, iii only

Q. Observe the following statements:
i. According to VSEPR theory, $Cl F_{3}$ and $S O_{2}$ are shown $A B_{3} E$ and $A B_{2} E$ type molecules respectively.
ii. $S F_{4}$ has "See-saw" shape.
iii. $H g C l_{2}$ and $P b C l_{2}$ have same shape. The statements which are not correct are