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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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Assertion (A): In fluorine occupy axial position and chlorine occupy equatorial position.
Reason (R): is smaller in size than
Reason (R): is smaller in size than
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Correct option: A
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Option A (Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)) is correct because fluorine is smaller and more electronegative than chlorine, thus minimizing bond pair-bond pair repulsions in the axial position.
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