Match the species in List-I with their geometry in List-II. List-I List-II A. $${PCl}_{5}$$ I. Tetra

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Match the species in List-I with their geometry in List-II.

	List-I		List-II
A.	$${PCl}_{5}$$	I.	Tetrahedral
B.	$${BrF}_{5}$$	II.	Square Planar
C.	$${BF}_{4}^{-}$$	III.	Trigonal bipyramidal
D.	$$\left\lbrack Ni(CN)_{4} \right\rbrack^{2 -}$$	IV.	Square pyramidal

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Sol. [Key Concept: VSEPR — molecular geometry] Compound Hybridization of central atom/ion Geometry A. $${PCl}_{5}$$ $${sp}^{3}	ext{ }d$$ Trigonal bipyramidal B. $${BrF}_{5}$$ $${sp}^{3}{	ext{ }d}^{2}$$ Square pyramidal C. $${BF}_{4}^{-}$$ $${sp}^{3}$$ Tetrahedral D. $$\left\lbrack Ni(CN)_{4} ightbrack^{2 -}$$ $${dsp}^{2}$$ Square planar

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	Compound	Hybridization of central atom/ion	Geometry
A.	$${PCl}_{5}$$	$${sp}^{3}\text{ }d$$	Trigonal bipyramidal
B.	$${BrF}_{5}$$	$${sp}^{3}{\text{ }d}^{2}$$	Square pyramidal
C.	$${BF}_{4}^{-}$$	$${sp}^{3}$$	Tetrahedral
D.	$$\left\lbrack Ni(CN)_{4} \right\rbrack^{2 -}$$	$${dsp}^{2}$$	Square planar