What is the geometry of molecule 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 C Square pyramidal
Bromine pentafluoride, $B r F_{5}$ , is an interhalogen compound and a fluoride of bromine.

$B r F_{5}$ or bromine pentafluoride is a polar molecule. The molecular geometry of $B r F_{5}$ is square pyramidal with an asymmetric charge distribution. The molecule has a central bromine atom that is surrounded by five fluorides and a lone pair of electrons.

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