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Given below is the table showing shapes of some molecules having lone pairs of electrons. Fill up the blanks left in it.

Molecule TypebplpShapeExample
AB2E22PBentH2O
AB3E232QClF3
AB5E5RSBrF5
AB4E242TU


(A) P-2, Q - Square pyramidal, R - 2, S - T-shaped, T - Square planar, U - H2O2
(B) P-4, Q - T-shaped, R - 5, S - square planar, T - Square pyramidal, U - SO3
(C) P-2, Q - T-shaped, R - 1, S - square pyramidal, T - Square planar, U - XeF4
(D) P-3, Q - Square planar, R - 2, S - T-shaped, T - Square pyramidal, U - BrCl3

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Hint: Understand the description of molecule type and find out which letter represents the bond pair and which one represents the number of lone pairs. Draw the structure of the compound to find out the shape as well as to give an example.

Complete step by step solution:
We will first define the molecule type and find out the letter representing the number of lone pairs(lp).
In the molecule type,
-Central atom-A
-Neighbouring atoms-B
-lone pair-E
- For molecule type BrCl3, the number of lone pairs is 2. Hence the value of P is 2.
-We will now try to find out the shape of the molecule type AB3E2i.e. draw the structure of ClF3.


-From the above structure, we can conclude that the molecule is T-shaped. Hence the answer for Q is T-shaped.
-For the molecule type AB5Ethe number of lone pairs is 1. Let us draw the structure of molecule type AB5E.
Structure of BrF5 (Molecule type - AB5E):

From the above diagram, it is clear that the shape is square pyramidal. Hence the value of R is 1 and the answer for S is square pyramidal.
-Let us draw the structure of molecule type AB4E2:
From the above structure, we can conclude that the shape of the molecule is square planar.
Example: XeF4
Hence the answer for T is square planar and U is XeF4.

Therefore, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: While drawing the structures for different molecule types, always highlight the lone pairs to easily calculate the number of lone pairs. Remember that the shape and geometry of a molecule are not always the same. When lone pairs are present, the shape of the molecule is different from the geometry of the molecule.

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