In pentagonal bipyramidal structure, the co-ordination number is:

7

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Solution

The correct option is B $7$
A pentagonal bipyramid is a molecular geometry with one atom at the centre with seven ligands at the corners of a pentagonal bipyramid. So, the co-ordination number is seven.
For example: Iodine heptafluoride $(I F_{7})$ has $7$ bonding groups.

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A) Co-ordination number 3 1) Pentagonal bipyramidal

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