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Q.

Which statement is correct about ICl3 molecule?

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a

All hybrid orbitals of central atom have equal s-character.

b

All I-Cl bonds are equivalent.

c

All adjacent bond angles are equal.

d

Molecule is polar and non-planar.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Iodine trichloride all adjacent bond angles are equal
Additionally, not all I-Cl bonds are the same. Some bonds are axial or analogous bonds.
Iodine trichloride is the formal name of the ICl3 molecule. Iodine and chlorine combine to form this interhalogen substance.
Each chlorine atom contributes one electron, making a total of five pairs, whereas iodine possesses seven electrons.
These five pairs of electrons align and create a trigonal bipyramidal structure. Iodine trichloride is supposed to take on a T-shape according to the valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) hypothesis, yet its initial shape was trigonal bipyramidal.
The difference between the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine causes the molecule ICl3 to have a net dipole moment that is greater than zero, making it polar and non-planar.
Axial I-Cl bonds have less s-character than equatorial I-Cl bonds do. So,

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(ICl)a>(ICl)e(B.L)

Molecule is polar and planar

Hence, correct option is c.

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