Trigonal Bipyramids? Confused.

Question

Which of the following compounds exhibit trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry? Select true if the molecule exhibits trigonal bipyramidal electron geometry. Otherwise, select false.

IF5

SF6

KrCl2

PCl5

KrF4

ClF3

TeCl4

Answer 1

Electron pair geometry depends on the number of electron groups around the central atom. the actual shape is different from electron pair geometry when the central atom has lone pairs

IF5 electon geometry is Octahedral (shape is square pyramidal)

SF6 Octahedral (octahedral)

KrCl trigonal bipyramidal ( Actual shape is linear)

PCl5 trigonal bipyramidal (trigonal bipyramidal)

KrF4 Octahedral (square planar)

ClF3 Trigonal bipyramidal (T -shape)

TeCl4 Trigonal bipyramidal (See-saw)