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The structures of beryllium chloride \mathrm{BeCl}_{2}  in the solid and vapour state, respectively are

Option: 1

dimeric and dimeric


Option: 2

chain and chain


Option: 3

monomeric/dimeric and chain


Option: 4

chain and monomeric/dimeric


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The structure of \mathrm{BeCl}_{2}  in solid-state is a polymeric chain structure and each Be atom is surrounded by four \mathrm{Cl} atoms. Two \mathrm{Cl} atoms are covalently bonded and two \mathrm{Cl} atoms are bonded by coordinate bonds.



In vapor phase, beryllium chloride exists as a mixture of monomer \mathrm{BeCl}_{2} and dimer \mathrm{Be}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}_{4}.

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