Identify the wrongly match pair.

Identify the wrongly match pair.
A $NH_3$ — Trigonal pyramidal
B $PCl_5$ — Trigonal planar
C $SF_6$ — Octahedral
D $BeCl_2$ — Linear

Detailed Solution

$PCl_5$ actually has a trigonal bipyramidal geometry (not trigonal planar), so this pair is wrongly matched. $NH_3$ is trigonal pyramidal, $SF_6$ is octahedral, and $BeCl_2$ is linear — all correctly matched.

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