Question

The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state and vapour phase, are ______.

विकल्प

• chain in both

• chain and dimer, respectively

• linear in both

• dimer and linear, respectively

Answer 1

The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid state and vapour phase, are chain and dimer, respectively.

Explanation:

BeCl₂ in vapour phase exists as dimer (below 1200 K temperature) whereas, in solid-state BeCl₂ has chain structure.