Question

Match the interhalogen compounds of $ColumnI$ with the geometry in $ColumnII$ and assign the correct code:
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{(a) XX’}& \text{(i) T-shape}\\ \text{(b)}X{X}_3\text{'}& \text{(ii) Pentagonal bipyramidal}\\ \text{(c)}X{X}_5\text{'}& \text{(iii) Linear}\\ \text{(d)}X{X}_7\text{'}& \text{(iv) square-pyramidal}\\ & \text{(v) Tetrahydral}\end{array}$

• A. a - (iii) b - (iv) c - (i) d - (ii)
• B. a - (iii) b - (i) c - (iv) d - (ii)
• C. a - (v) b - (i) c - (iii) d - (ii)
• D. a - (iv) b - (iii) c - (ii) d - (i)

Answer 1

The correct option is B a - (iii) b - (i) c - (iv) d - (ii)

$X{X}^{\prime }\to$ Linear
$X{X}_3^{\prime }\to$ Example : $Cl{F}_3\to T$ - shape
$X{X}_5^{\prime }\to$ Example: $Br{F}_5\to$ Square pyramidal
$X{X}_7^{\prime }\to$ Example: $I{F}_7\to$ Pentagonal bipyramidal