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Molecules
/ iodine trichloride
Structure card
Iodine trichloride ·
I
C
l
X
3
\ce{ICl3}
ICl
X
3
I
Cl
Cl
Cl
Central I atom bonded to 3 Cl atoms, with 2 lone pairs.
Cl
I
Cl
Cl
90°
180°
Ideal bond angles: 90°, 180°
Valence electrons
28
VSEPR class
A
X
3
E
2
\mathrm{AX_3E_2}
A
X
3
E
2
Electron geometry
trigonal bipyramidal
Shape
T-shaped
Bond angle
90°, 180° (slightly less than 90°; both lone pairs sit equatorial)
Hybridization (I)
s
p
3
d
sp^{3}d
s
p
3
d
Polarity
polar
Periodic table