The correct statement about ICl5 and ICl-4 is

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The correct statement about ICl5 and ICl-4 is (A) ICl5 is trigonal bipyramidal and ICl-4 is tetrahedral. (B) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl-4 is tetrahedral. (C) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl-4 is square planar. (D) Both are isostructural.

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Correct answer is (c) ICl5 is square pyramidal and ICl-4 is square planar.

Q. The correct statement about $I C l_{5}$ and $I C l_{4}^{-}$ is

$I C l_{5}$ is trigonal bipyramidal and $I C l_{4}^{-}$ is tetrahedral.

$I C l_{5}$ is square pyramidal and $I C l_{4}^{-}$ is tetrahedral.

$I C l_{5}$ is square pyramidal and $I C l_{4}^{-}$ is square planar.

Both are isostructural.

Correct answer is (c) $I C l_{5}$ is square pyramidal and $I C l_{4}^{-}$ is square planar.

Q. The correct statement about ICl5​ and ICl4−​ is

ICl5​ is trigonal bipyramidal and ICl4−​ is tetrahedral.

ICl5​ is square pyramidal and ICl4−​ is tetrahedral.

ICl5​ is square pyramidal and ICl4−​ is square planar.