The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is $_______$
${PF}_{5}, {BrF}_{4}^{-}, {IF}_{5}, {BrF}_{5}, {XeOF}_{4}, {ICl}_{4}^{-}$

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The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PF 5 , BrF 4 - , IF 5 , BrF 5 , XeOF 4 , ICl 4 -

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Among the given, IF 5 ; BrF 5 and XeOF 4 have squre pyramidal structure. VSEPR theory helps us to predict the shape of molecules from the number of electron pairs and lone pairs of electrons that surrounds the central atoms.

The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PF 5 , BrF 4…

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