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Q.

Statement 1: SeCl4, does not have a tetrahedral structure.Statement 2: Se in SeCl4 has two lone pairs.

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a

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

b

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

c

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct

d

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

SeCl4 possess see saw geometry, which can be regarded as a distorted trigonal bipyramidal structure having one lone pair (lp) of electrons in the basal position of the trigonal bipyramidal. See-saw geometry of SeCl4 molecules arises due to the sp3d hybridization of the central atom. The distortion in shape is due to the presence of one lone pair of electrons.
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