The structure of IF₇ is ___.
The structure of IF₇ is ___.
Explanation
Iodine heptafluoride (IF₇) has a pentagonal bipyramidal structure.
In this geometry, iodine is surrounded by seven fluorine atoms:
- five fluorines are arranged in a plane forming a pentagon,
- and the other two fluorines are positioned above and below this plane,
- forming the axial positions.
This arrangement minimizes electron pair repulsion around the iodine atom.