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Consider the following statements;
(I) The hybridlsation found in cation of solid PCl5 is sp3.
(II) In AB2L2 type the B−A−B bond angle is always greater than the normal tetrahedral bond angle.
(III) In CIO−3,NH3 and XeO3 the hybridisation and the number of lone pairs on the central atoms are same.
(IV) In P4 molecule, there are six P−P bonds and four lone pairs of electrons.
of these statements :

A
I, II and III are correct only
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I, III and IV are correct only
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III and IV are correct only
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All are correct
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Solution

The correct option is B I, III and IV are correct only
Statement 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
In AB2L2 due to two lone pair -lone pair repulsion the bond angle is quite less than 109.5o normal tetrahedral bond angle.

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