ClF 5 at room temperature is a

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

Solution

Chlorine pentafluoride is an inter halogen compound. ClF5 is colourless liquid. The central chlorine atom is having five bond pairs and one lone pair on it. Hence, according to VSEPR theory it has square pyramidal geometry. It is toxic by inhalation and an irritant to skin, eyes and mucus membranes.

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