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The shape of is

  1. ATrigonal planar
  2. BT-shaped
  3. CTrigonal pyramidal
  4. DSquare planar

Answer: B

Cl has 3 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs, five pairs in all (trigonal bipyramidal arrangement). Both lone pairs sit in equatorial positions, leaving a T-shaped molecule.
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