JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The maximum number of 90° angles between bond pair of electrons is observed in
- Adsp3 hybridization
- Bsp3d2 hybridization
- Cdsp2 hybridization
- Dsp3d hybridization
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Correct answer: B
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We need the geometry associated with each hybridization and then count the number of angles between bond pairs.
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Analyze each option:
A. hybridization
- Geometry: trigonal bipyramidal
- Bond directions: 3 equatorial, 2 axial
- Angles:
- equatorial-equatorial =
- axial-axial =
- axial-equatorial =
- Number of bond pair angles: (each of the 2 axial bonds is at to each of the 3 equatorial bonds)
B. hybridization
- Geometry: octahedral
- There are 6 bond pairs.
- Each bond is at to 4 others and to 1 opposite bond.
- Total number of angles: (division by 2 avoids double counting)
C. hybridization
- Geometry: square planar
- There are 4 bond pairs in one plane.
- Adjacent bonds make .
- Number of angles:
D. hybridization
- This also corresponds to trigonal bipyramidal geometry.
- So number of angles is again:
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Compare all counts:
- :
- :
- :
- :
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Therefore, the maximum number of angles is for octahedral geometry, i.e. hybridization.
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