Which of the following has a trigonal bipyramidal shape ?

Question

Which of the following has a trigonal bipyramidal shape ? (A) BrF5 (B) IF5 (C) (SbF5)2- (D) PF3 Cl2

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Among the species given in the question, PF3 Cl2 adopts trigonal pyramidal arrangement. Other species adopt octahedral arrangement of lone pairs and bond pairs.

Q. Which of the following has a trigonal bipyramidal shape ?

$B r F_{5}$

$I F_{5}$

$(S b F_{5})^{2 -}$

$P F_{3} C l_{2}$

Among the species given in the question, $P F_{3}$ $C l_{2}$ adopts trigonal pyramidal arrangement. Other species adopt octahedral arrangement of lone pairs and bond pairs.

Q. Which of the following has a trigonal bipyramidal shape ?

BrF5​

IF5​

(SbF5​)2−

PF3​Cl2​

Among the species given in the question, PF3​ Cl2​ adopts trigonal pyramidal arrangement. Other species adopt octahedral arrangement of lone pairs and bond pairs.

$B r F_{5}$

$I F_{5}$

$(S b F_{5})^{2 -}$

$P F_{3} C l_{2}$

Among the species given in the question, $P F_{3}$ $C l_{2}$ adopts trigonal pyramidal arrangement. Other species adopt octahedral arrangement of lone pairs and bond pairs.