Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: Chemical Bonding – General · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2016 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard
The numbers of triangular faces in square antiprism, icosahedron and tricapped trigonal prism (capped on square faces), respectively, are
(a)8, 20 and 14
(b)8, 20 and 12
(c)10, 12 and 14
(d)10, 12 and 12
Answer
Answer (as printed): A
Explanation
Number of triangular faces in a square antiprism is 8, in an icosahedron it is 20, and in a tricapped trigonal prism (capped on square faces) it is 14.