Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Which of the following statements are not correct?

1. NaCl being an ionic compound is a good conductor of electricity in the solid state

2. In canonical structure there is a difference in the arrangement of atoms

3. Hybrid orbitals form stronger bonds than pure orbitals

4. VSEPR theory can explain the square planar geometry of XeF₄

(a, b)

(a) NaCl is a bad conductor of electricity in solid due to the absence of free ions.

(b) Canonical structures differ in the arrangement of electrons, not in the arrangement of atoms.