Covalent Bonding & VSEPR Theory
Medium
Statement Analysis: ClF3 Structures and Stability
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I) : for
, all three possible structures may be drawn as follows. 
Statement (II) : Structure III is most stable, as the orbitals having the lone pairs are axial, where the ℓp – bp repulsion is minimum.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Statement (I) : for
, all three possible structures may be drawn as follows. Statement (II) : Structure III is most stable, as the orbitals having the lone pairs are axial, where the ℓp – bp repulsion is minimum.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
SELECT ONE OPTION