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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Question 5

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Consider the following species: BrF5, XeF5-, BF4-, ICl4-, XeF4, SF4, NH4+, ClF3, XeF2, ICl2- Number of species having sp3d hybridized central atom is .

Answer

4

Solution

Steric number = bond pairs + lone pairs on the central atom; 5 ⇒ sp3d.

BrF5: 5 bp + 1 lp = 6 ⇒ sp3d2

XeF5-: 5 bp + 2 lp = 7 ⇒ sp3d3

BF4-: 4 bp = 4 ⇒ sp3

ICl4-: 4 bp + 2 lp = 6 ⇒ sp3d2

XeF4: 4 bp + 2 lp = 6 ⇒ sp3d2

SF4: 4 bp + 1 lp = 5 ⇒ sp3d ✓

NH4+: 4 bp = 4 ⇒ sp3

ClF3: 3 bp + 2 lp = 5 ⇒ sp3d ✓

XeF2: 2 bp + 3 lp = 5 ⇒ sp3d ✓

ICl2-: 2 bp + 3 lp = 5 ⇒ sp3d ✓

∴ Number of sp3d species = 4

Answer: 4

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