Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure - Result Question 62
####63. In which of the following molecules all the bonds are not equal?
(a) $BF_3$
(c) $NF_3$
(b) $AlF_3$
(d) $ClF_3$
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Solution:
- (d) In $BF_3, AlF_3 & NF_3$ all fluoride atoms are symmetrically oriented with respect to central metal atom but in $ClF_3$ three fluorine atoms are arranged as follows :
Here two bonds are in equatorial plane & one bond is in axial plane.
