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If `I_2` is dissolved in aqueous KI, the intense yellow species `I_3^` is formed. The structure of `I_3^-` ion is

A

square pyramidal

B

trigonal bipyramidal

C

octahedral

D

pentagonal bipyramidal

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B
Trigonal bipyramid `(sp^(3)d)` with three equatiorial positions occupied by lone pairs.
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