JEE Main 2019 — S Block Elements Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2019 (Online) 9th April Evening Slot
Question
The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid
state and vapour, phase, respectively,are :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
Cchain and dimeric
Step-by-step explanation
BeCl2 in vapour phase exist as dimer [(BeCl2)2] (below
1200 K temperature).
BeCl2 in solid state has chain structure[(BeCl2)n].
BeCl2 in solid state has chain structure[(BeCl2)n].
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