Question

Match the interhalogen compounds of column I with the geometry in column II and assign the correct code.

	Column I		Column II
(1)	XX'	(i)	T-shape
(2)	\[\ce{XX^'_3}\]	(ii)	Pentagonal bipyramidal
(3)	\[\ce{XX^'_5}\]	(iii)	Linear
(4)	\[\ce{XX^'_7}\]	(iv)	Square-pyramidal
		(v)	Tetrahedral

Options

• (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
  (iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)

• (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
  (iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

• (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
  (v)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)

• (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
  (iv)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)

Answer 1

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
(iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

Explanation:

	Column I		Column II
(1)	XX'	(iii)	Linear
(2)	\[\ce{XX^'_3}\]	(i)	T-shape
(3)	\[\ce{XX^'_5}\]	(iv)	Square-pyramidal
(4)	\[\ce{XX^'_7}\]	(ii)	Pentagonal bipyramidal