Explain the shape of BrF5.
Explain the shape of BrF5.
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Ans: In BrF5 the central bromine atom has 7 valence electrons. It makes five bonds with the fluorine atom and one lone pair of electron is left. Due to the lone pair-bond pair repulsions, BrF5 makes a structure of square pyramidal geometry. Due to the distortion of fluorine ions, each fluorine ion makes an angle of 90° . The square pyramidal shape of BrF5 is
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