One or more options correct
Choose the correct statement(s) about p-block compounds.
- A. is dibasic whereas is monobasic.
- B. has a tetrahedral shape with hybridisation of xenon.
- C. The boiling point of is higher than that of because of its larger molecular mass.
- D. is a stronger Lewis acid than because back donation is more effective in .
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Answer: A
(A) Correct. Only the hydrogens are ionisable: has two groups and one (dibasic); has one and two (monobasic). (B) Incorrect. has four bond pairs and two lone pairs on xenon (), giving an octahedral electron geometry and a square planar shape. (C) Incorrect. boils at against for because of extensive hydrogen bonding; molecular mass is not decisive here. (D) Incorrect. Back donation from the halogen lone pair into the empty orbital of boron is better for the smaller, more compact orbital of chlorine than for the diffuse of bromine, so is the weaker acid of the two (the claim reverses the real order); the Lewis acidity order is .
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