Draw the structure of $I F_{7}$ . Write its geometry and the type of hybridization.

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Solution

$I F_{7}$ has seven bond pairs and zero lone pairs of electrons. The central iodine atom undergoes $s p^{3} d^{3}$ hybridisation which results in pentagonal bipyramidal geometry.

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