Q.

Which of the following species given below have shape similar to XeOF4 ?

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a

XeO3

b

PCl5

c

IF5

d

XeF6

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

XeOF4  has 5 b .p. and 11.p. Similarly, IF5

Compound has xenon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms in it with Xenon being the central metal atom.
has a steric number of six in it.
It has five sigma bonds, one pi bond and a lone pair of electrons in it.
The shape of  is square pyramidal.

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Which of the following species given below have shape similar to XeOF4 ?