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(D) $BrF_5$ has a square pyramidal geometry with one lone pair on the $Br$ atom. Due to the lone pair-bond pair repulsion,the equatorial $F$ atoms are

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non-identical in $BrF_5$ and non-identical in $PCl_5$

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(D) $BrF_5$ has a square pyramidal geometry with one lone pair on the $Br$ atom. Due to the lone pair-bond pair repulsion,the equatorial $F$ atoms are pushed slightly away from the lone pair,making the $F_{axial}-Br-F_{equatorial}$ bond angles less than $90^{\circ}$ (approximately $84.8^{\circ}$),while the $F_{equatorial}-Br-F_{equatorial}$ angles in the square plane are $90^{\circ}$. Thus,the $F-Br-F$ bond angles are non-identical.$PCl_5$ has a trigonal bipyramidal geometry. It has two types of $Cl-P-Cl$ bond angles: equatorial-equatorial $(120^{\circ})$ and axial-equatorial $(90^{\circ})$. Thus,the $Cl-P-Cl$ bond angles are non-identical.

The $F-Br-F$ bond angles in $BrF_5$ and the $Cl-P-Cl$ bond angles in $PCl_5$,respectively,are

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