Treatment of ClF₃ with SbF₅ leads to the formation of a/an

Q58 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2013

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2013 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Ring Cage Cluster · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

Treatment of $\mathrm{ClF_3}$ with $\mathrm{SbF_5}$ leads to the formation of a/an

(a)polymeric material

(b)covalent cluster

(c)ionic compound

(d)lewis acid-base adduct

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

SbF₅ abstracts F⁻ from ClF₃ to give the ionic salt [ClF₂]⁺[SbF₆]⁻.

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