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Shapes of certain interhalogen compounds are stated below. Which one of them is not correctly stated?   [JEE Main Online Paper ( Held On 11 Apirl  2014 )

A) \[\text{I}{{\text{F}}_{\text{7}}}\] : pentagonal bipyramid

B) \[\text{Br}{{\text{F}}_{5}}\] : trigonal bipyramid

C) \[\text{Br}{{\text{F}}_{3}}\] : planar T-shaped

D) \[\text{IC}{{\text{I}}_{3}}\]: planar dimeric

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

                The molecular geometry of \[\text{B}{{\text{r}}_{2}}{{F}_{5}}\] is square pyramidal with asymmetric charge distribution on the central atom.