AIIMS2008Chemistry-Inorganic Chemistry
AIIMS 2008 Chemistry Molecular Geometry Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
Assertion: SeCl₄ does not have a tetrahedral structure. Reason: Se in SeCl₄ has two lone pairs.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
B
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
C
Assertion is true but Reason is false.
D
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
SeCl4 possesses see-saw geometry, which can be regarded as a distorted trigonal bipyramidal structure.
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