Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ?

Question

Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ? (A)  XeF6  (B)  XeO3  (C)  BrF5  (D)  XeF4

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

(a) XeF6 ⇒ 6bp+1 lp, thus distorted octahedral geometry (b) XeO3 ⇒ 3bp+1 lp, thus pyramidal geometry (c) BrF5 ⇒ 5bp+1 lp, thus square pyramidal geometry (d) XeF4 ⇒ 4bp+2 lp thus square planar geometry

Q. Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ?

$X e F_{6}$

$X e O_{3}$

$B r F_{5}$

$X e F_{4}$

(a) $X e F_{6} \Rightarrow 6 b p + 1 lp$ , thus distorted octahedral geometry
(b) $X e O_{3} \Rightarrow 3 b p + 1 lp$ , thus pyramidal geometry
(c) $B r F_{5} \Rightarrow 5 b p + 1 lp$ , thus square pyramidal geometry
(d) $X e F_{4} \Rightarrow 4 b p + 2 lp$ thus square planar geometry

Q. Which of the following exhibits square pyramidal geometry ?

XeF6​

XeO3​

BrF5​

XeF4​

(a) XeF6​⇒6bp+1lp, thus distorted octahedral geometry (b) XeO3​⇒3bp+1lp, thus pyramidal geometry (c) BrF5​⇒5bp+1lp, thus square pyramidal geometry (d) XeF4​⇒4bp+2lp thus square planar geometry

$X e F_{6}$

$X e O_{3}$

$B r F_{5}$

$X e F_{4}$

(a) $X e F_{6} \Rightarrow 6 b p + 1 lp$ , thus distorted octahedral geometry
(b) $X e O_{3} \Rightarrow 3 b p + 1 lp$ , thus pyramidal geometry
(c) $B r F_{5} \Rightarrow 5 b p + 1 lp$ , thus square pyramidal geometry
(d) $X e F_{4} \Rightarrow 4 b p + 2 lp$ thus square planar geometry