Q41 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2018

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2018 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Main Group Elements · Topic: Main Group Elements – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

In compound $\mathrm{N}_{3} \mathrm{P}_{3} \mathrm{F}_{6}$, the geometry around nitrogen and phosphorus, respectively, are
(a)pyramidal and tetrahedral
(b)planar and tetrahedral
(c)pyramidal and planar
(d)planar and trigonal bipyramidal
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
In the cyclophosphazene ring the nitrogen atoms are planar (sp²-like, part of the delocalised ring) and each phosphorus is tetrahedral (two F, two N).

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