What is the geometry of bromine pentafluoride?

Square planar

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Trigonal bipyramidal

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Square pyramidal

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Octahedral

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Solution

The correct option is D Square pyramidal
$B r F_{5}$ shows square pyramidal geometry due to the presence of lone pair of electron on $B r$ atom.

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