Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 209

Question: Which of the following molecule does not show tetrahedral shape [RPET 1999]

Options:

A) $ CCl_4 $

B) $ SiCl_4 $

C) $ SF_4 $

D) $ CF_4 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Generally $ SF_4 $ consist of 10 electrons, 4 bonding electron pair and one lone pair of electron, hence it shows $ sp^{3}d $ hybridization.



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