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Predict the shape of the molecule.

Predict the shape of the molecule.-example-1
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Number of electron pairs = \frac{1}{2}[V+N-C+A]

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[V+Nāˆ’C+A]

V = number of valence electrons present in central atom

N = number of monovalent atoms bonded to central atom

C = charge of cation

A = charge of anion

SbCl_5SbCl

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In the given molecule, antimony is the central atom and there are five chlorine as monovalent atoms.

The number of electron pairs are 5 that means the hybridization will be sp^3dsp

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B and geometry of the molecule will be trigonal bipyramidal.

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