Identify the shape of IF_5 molecule from the following options.

MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Identify the shape of molecule from the following options.

(A)Trigonal bipyramidal
(B)Square planar
(C)Hexagonal
(D)Square pyramidalCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In the central iodine (group 17) has 7 valence electrons; five are used to bond with five F atoms, leaving 2 electrons, i.e. one lone pair. Steric number , so the electron-pair geometry is octahedral ( hybridisation). With one of the six positions occupied

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