Assertion (A): has a bent T-shape structure. Reason (R): It undergoes hybridization with two lone pairs occupying the equatorial positions.

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Assertion (A): $ClF_3$ has a bent T-shape structure. Reason (R): It undergoes $sp^3d$ hybridization with two lone pairs occupying the equatorial positions.

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: A. Central Cl has 7 valence electrons, forms 3 bonds, and keeps 2 lone pairs. Steric number is 5 (). Lone pairs occupy equatorial sites to minimize repulsions, pushing the fluorines into a bent T-shape.

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