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ChemistrySTEREO ISOMERISMMiscellaneous/MixedHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

BCl3

structure

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

A rotation of 120 deg about the axis perpendicular to the molecular plane through B makes BCl3 reappear : n = 360/120 = 3, therefore the principal axis is C3. (Each B-Cl bond is also a C2 axis; the axis of highest order is chosen as the principal axis.)

Ans. C3

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:STEREO ISOMERISMSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed
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