Dinuclear anion [I₂(OH)₂ O₈]⁴⁻ has two bridging oxo groups. The geometry around each iodine is

Q28 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2018

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2018 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: VSEPR Geometry · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Dinuclear anion $\left[\mathrm{I}_{2}(\mathrm{OH})_{2} \mathrm{O}_{8}\right]^{4-}$ has two bridging oxo groups. The geometry around each iodine is

(a)Octahedral

(b)Monocapped octahedral

(c)Square pyamidal

(d)Pentagonal bipyramedal

Answer

Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

Each I(VII) is bonded to six O (four terminal/OH + two μ-O) — two edge-sharing octahedra (a).

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