Question

The electron-domain geometry and molecular geometry of iodine trichloride are __________ and __________, respectively.
The answer is trigonal bipyramidal, T-shaped, respectively- I do not understand the approach

Answer 1

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Answer 2

i don't understand how you got that though? That is the answer though.

Answer 3

Here is a site that shows the Lewis structure for ICl3. Using that, look in your text for the geometry of AB3U2 to find the shape.