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ChemistryCHEMICAL BONDINGVSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond EnergyMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediummultiple choice
The diagram is a connectivity scaffold of two distorted tetrahedral coordination units sharing a common edge. It is NOT an assertion that all atoms are coplanar. Which descriptions can fit the scaffold?
Options:(select one or more)
Answer:
A, B
Solution:
A shared edge means two bridge positions common to both four-coordinate centres, leaving two terminal positions on each centre. Both the halogen-bridged Ga dimer and diborane connectivity fit, even though their bridge-electron descriptions differ. Isolated BF₃ has no shared bridge, and square-planar XeF₄ cannot satisfy the stated tetrahedral local scaffold merely by relabelling.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:CHEMICAL BONDINGSubtopic:VSEPR, Bond Angle, Bond Length, Bond Energy
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: QB
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