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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