JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureMCQ+4 / −1
The ion that has sp3d2 hybridization for the central atom, is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
- Find the steric number of the central atom
For halogen-centered interhalogen ions, we count:
- number of bonded atoms around the central atom,
- number of lone pairs on the central atom.
If the total number of electron pairs around the central atom is 6, the hybridization is .
- Check each option
Option A:
Let iodine be central.
- Iodine has 7 valence electrons.
- Negative charge adds 1 electron.
- Total on central atom basis: electrons.
- Two bonds use 2 electron pairs for bonding.
- Remaining electrons on iodine give 3 lone pairs.
So around iodine:
- Bond pairs = 2
- Lone pairs = 3
- Total = electron pairs
Hence hybridization is .
So, A is not correct.
Option B:
Again iodine is central.
- Iodine has 7 valence electrons.
- Negative charge adds 1 electron.
- Total = electrons.
- Four bonds are formed.
- Remaining electrons on iodine = 2 electrons = 1 lone pair.
So around iodine:
- Bond pairs = 4
- Lone pairs = 2
- Total = electron pairs
Thus the electron pair geometry is octahedral and the hybridization is:
So, B is correct.
Option C:
Iodine is central.
- Iodine has 7 valence electrons.
- Negative charge adds 1 electron.
- Total = electrons.
- Six bonds are formed.
- Remaining electrons on iodine = 1 lone pair? Let us check carefully using steric number formula.
Steric number can be found as: where
- for iodine,
- monovalent atoms,
- for negative charge.
So, Thus there are 7 electron pairs around iodine:
- 6 bond pairs
- 1 lone pair
Hence hybridization is , not .
So, C is not correct.
Option D:
Bromine is central.
- Bromine has 7 valence electrons.
- Negative charge adds 1 electron.
- Total = electrons.
- Two bonds are formed.
- Remaining electrons on bromine correspond to 3 lone pairs.
So around bromine:
- Bond pairs = 2
- Lone pairs = 3
- Total = electron pairs
Hence hybridization is .
So, D is not correct.
- Final conclusion
Only has 6 electron pairs around the central atom, so it has:
Therefore, the correct option is B.
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