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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2016 · 9 Apr · Shift 1 · Q13
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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2016 · 9 Apr · Shift 1 · Q13

JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The group of molecules having identical shape is :
  1. A
    SF4SF_4SF4​ , XeF4XeF_4XeF4​ , CCl4CCl_4CCl4​
  2. B
    ClF3ClF_3ClF3​ , XeOF2XeOF_2XeOF2​ , XeF 3+_3^ +3+​
  3. C
    BF3BF_3BF3​ , PCl3PCl_3PCl3​ , XeO3XeO_3XeO3​
  4. D
    PCl5PCl_5PCl5​ , IF5IF_5IF5​ , XeO2F2XeO_2F_2XeO2​F2​
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Correct answer: B

  1. Determine the molecular shape of each species using VSEPR theory.
    We compare the shapes within each option.

  1. Option A: SF4SF_4SF4​, XeF4XeF_4XeF4​, CCl4CCl_4CCl4​
  • SF4SF_4SF4​: Sulfur has 5 electron pairs around it (4(4(4 bond pairs +1+1+1 lone pair)))
    Electronic geometry: trigonal bipyramidal
    Molecular shape: see-saw

  • XeF4XeF_4XeF4​: Xenon has 6 electron pairs around it (4(4(4 bond pairs +2+2+2 lone pairs)))
    Electronic geometry: octahedral
    Molecular shape: square planar

  • CCl4CCl_4CCl4​: Carbon has 4 bond pairs, no lone pair
    Molecular shape: tetrahedral

These are not identical.


  1. Option B: ClF3ClF_3ClF3​, XeOF2XeOF_2XeOF2​, XeF3+XeF_3^+XeF3+​
  • ClF3ClF_3ClF3​: Chlorine has 5 electron pairs (3(3(3 bond pairs +2+2+2 lone pairs)))
    Electronic geometry: trigonal bipyramidal
    Molecular shape: T-shaped

  • XeOF2XeOF_2XeOF2​: Count electron domains on Xe.
    Xenon has 8 valence electrons. Around Xe: one Xe=OXe=OXe=O bond, two Xe−FXe-FXe−F bonds, and two lone pairs.
    Thus steric number =5=5=5 (3(3(3 bonded regions +2+2+2 lone pairs)))
    Electronic geometry: trigonal bipyramidal
    Molecular shape: T-shaped

  • XeF3+XeF_3^+XeF3+​:
    Valence electrons on Xe: 8−1=78-1=78−1=7 Add 3 fluorine atoms contributing one electron each in bond framework consideration; after bonding, Xe effectively has 5 electron domains (3(3(3 bond pairs +2+2+2 lone pairs))).
    So steric number =5=5=5
    Electronic geometry: trigonal bipyramidal
    Molecular shape: T-shaped

Thus all three have identical T-shaped geometry.


  1. Option C: BF3BF_3BF3​, PCl3PCl_3PCl3​, XeO3XeO_3XeO3​
  • BF3BF_3BF3​: trigonal planar
  • PCl3PCl_3PCl3​: trigonal pyramidal
  • XeO3XeO_3XeO3​: Xenon has 3 bond pairs and 1 lone pair ightarrow ightarrowightarrow trigonal pyramidal

Not identical.


  1. Option D: PCl5PCl_5PCl5​, IF5IF_5IF5​, XeO2F2XeO_2F_2XeO2​F2​
  • PCl5PCl_5PCl5​: trigonal bipyramidal
  • IF5IF_5IF5​: 555 bond pairs +1+1+1 lone pair ightarrow ightarrowightarrow square pyramidal
  • XeO2F2XeO_2F_2XeO2​F2​: Xe has 4 bonded regions (2(2(2 O, 222 F))) and 1 lone pair ightarrow ightarrowightarrow trigonal bipyramidal electron arrangement, see-saw shape

Not identical.


  1. Conclusion

The only group in which all molecules have the same shape is: B\boxed{B}B​

So the molecules ClF3ClF_3ClF3​, XeOF2XeOF_2XeOF2​, and XeF3+XeF_3^+XeF3+​ are all T-shaped.

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