Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 521
Question: Of the following species the one having a square planar structure is [NCERT 1981; MP PMT 1994]
Options:
A) $ NH_4^{+} $
B) $ BF_4^{-} $
C) $ XeF_4 $
D) $ SCl_4 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Xe ground state Xe double excitation $ XeF_4 $
$ sp^{3}d^{2} $ - hybridization