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Which of the following molecule has square pyramidal shape

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a

IF5

b

XeF6

c

XeOF2

d

XeO4

answer is D.

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  • In IF5 the central atom iodine has 7 valence electrons out of which 5 electrons form 5 sigma bonds with F atoms and 2 electrons form 1 lone pair making the stearic number 6 which implies the hybridization of the central atom is sp3d2 where the geometry is octahedral and the shape is square pyramidal.
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Which of the following molecule has square pyramidal shape