ClF3 exists whereas FCl3 does not. Why?
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Fluorine doesn't posses 'd' orbitals, so it cannot expand its octet to bond with three chlorine atoms and form FCl₃. Chlorine on the other hand has empty 'd' orbitals and thus it can expand its octet to bond with three fluorine atoms and form ClF₃.
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kumarvishesh100:
yes it is
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