Question 30

Which of the following statements are not correct?

(a) NaCl being an ionic compound is a good conductor of electricity in the solid state

(b) In canonical structure there is a difference in the arrangement of atoms

(c) Hybrid orbitals form stronger bonds than pure orbitals

(d) VSEPR theory can explain the square planar geometry of $X e F_{4}$

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Solution

(a) NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity in solid due to the absence of free ions.

(b) Canonical structures differ in the arrangement of electrons, not in the arrangement of atoms.

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(a) NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity in solid due to the absence of free ions. (b) Canonical structures differ in the arrangement of electrons, not in the arrangement of atoms.

(a) NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity in solid due to the absence of free ions.

(b) Canonical structures differ in the arrangement of electrons, not in the arrangement of atoms.