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Standard XII
Chemistry
Hyperconjugation
ClF3 exists w...
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ClF3 exists whereas FCl3 does not. Why?
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Solution
Flourine doesnot possess d orbitals, so it cannot expand its octet to bond with three chlorine atoms and form FCl
3
. Chlorine on the other hand has empty d orbitals and thus it can expand its octet to bond with three flourine atoms and form ClF
3
.
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