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Assertion SeCI(4) does not have a tetrah...

Assertion `SeCI_(4)` does not have a tetrahedral structure
Reasoning Se in `SeCI_(4)` has `2 lp' s` .

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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C
`SeCl_(4)` possess see saw geometry, which can be regarded as a distorted trigonal bipyramidal structure, having one lone pair (lp) of electrons in the basal position of the trigonal bipyramidal. See-saw geometry of `SeCl_(4)` molecules arises due to the `sp^(3)d` hybridisation of the central atom. The distortion in shape is due to the presence of one lone pair of electrons.
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