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The structure and hybridization of BrF5 are

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Square pyramidal and respectively.
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Trigonal bipyramidal and respectively.
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Trigonal and respectively.
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Square bipyramidal and respectively.
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Solution

The correct option is A Square pyramidal and respectively.
Frist try and decude the Lewis structure of BrF5. You will see that the steric number of the central Bromine atom is = 5 bond pairs + one lone pair = 6. Hence the shape is square pyramidal structure and the hybridisation is sp3d2.

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