The structures of beryllium chloride in the solid and vapour state, respectively are
dimeric and dimeric
chain and chain
monomeric/dimeric and chain
chain and monomeric/dimeric
The structure of in solid-state is a polymeric chain structure and each Be atom is surrounded by four
atoms. Two
atoms are covalently bonded and two
atoms are bonded by coordinate bonds.
In vapor phase, beryllium chloride exists as a mixture of monomer and dimer
.