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Match the following

1. PCl3a. 2 lone pairsA. 5 Ligands2. ClF3b. 3 lone pairsB. 3 Ligands3. XeF6c. 0 lone pairsC. 6 Ligands4. SbCl5d. 1 lone pairsD. 4 Ligands


A

1 - b, C; 2 - b, B; 3 - a, A, 4 - a, A

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B

1 - d,B; 2 - a,B; 3 - d,C; 4 - c, A

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C

1 - b, B; 2 - b, C; 3 - b, B, 4 - a, A

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D

1 - c, B; 2 - a, C; 3 - a, B, 4 - a, B

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Solution

The correct option is B

1 - d,B; 2 - a,B; 3 - d,C; 4 - c, A


Lets calculate the ep values first:

ep = (V+L+AC)2

(1) PCl3(5+3)2=4 1 lone pair

(2) ClF3(7+3)2=5 2 lone pair

(3) XeF6(8+6)2=7 1 lone pair

(4) SbCl5(5+5)2=5 0 lone pairs


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