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ClF5 at room temperature is a (1) Colourless liquid with trigonal bipyramidal geometry (2) Colourless gas with square pyramidal geometry (3) Colourless gas with trigonal bipyramidal geometry (4) Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometry
- (1) Colourless liquid with trigonal bipyramidal geometry
- (2) Colourless gas with square pyramidal geometry
- (3) Colourless gas with trigonal bipyramidal geometry
- (4) Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometry
Correct answer: (4) Colourless liquid with square pyramidal geometry
Solution
ClF5 is a molecular compound that exhibits square pyramidal geometry due to the presence of five fluorine atoms around a central chlorine atom, resulting in a liquid state at room temperature.
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