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The BCl3 is a planar molecule whereas NC...

The `BCl_3` is a planar molecule whereas `NCl_3` is pyramidal because

A

B-Cl bond is more polar than N-Cl bond

B

N-Cl bond is more covalent than B-Cl bond

C

nitrogen atom is smaller than boron atoms

D

`BCl_(3)` has no lone pair but `NCl_(3)` has a lone pair of electrons

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The correct Answer is:
D
(Central Borm atom) No lone pair of electron is available in `BCl_(3)`.

One lone pair of electron is available on N-atoms , it occupies a corner in the tetrahedral arrangement . Therefore , `NCl_(3)` appears pyramidal in shape.
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