What will be the shape of ICl−2 among the following ?
A
Bent
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B
Trigonal planar
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C
Trigonal bipyramidal
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D
Linear
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Solution
The correct option is D Linear ICl−2 has two bond pairs and three lone pair, so the steric number of central atom I will be = 2+3=5 and the hybridization is sp3d. Hence the geometry is trigonal bipyramidal and shape is linear.