Draw the structure of (i) BeCl 2 (vapour) (ii) BeCl 2 (solid).

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(i) In the vapour state, BeCl₂ exists as a chlorobridged dimer.

This chlorobridged dimer dissociates into the linear monomer at high temperatures (1200K)

(ii) In the vapour state, BeCl₂ has polymeric structure with chlorobridges. The structure is given below:

Draw the structure of (i) BeCl2 (vapour) (ii) BeCl2 (solid).