Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 490
Question: The structure of $ IF_7 $ is
Options:
A) pentagonal bipyramid
B) square pyramid
C) trigonal bipyramid
D) octahedral
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- There are 56 = ( = 7 + 7 $ \times $ 7) valence electrons in IF7. There with be 7 pairs of electrons around 1. These will be oriented in the directions of pentagonal bi pyramid as shown in the following structure.