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Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 1 · Q16

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2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 1 · Q16

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure question

2022 · 28 Jun · Shift 1 · Q16

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The hybridization of P exhibited in

PF_5

is spxdy. The value of y is

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.

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Correct answer: 1

In $PF_5$ , phosphorus is the central atom bonded to $5$ fluorine atoms.
So, phosphorus forms $5$ sigma bonds and has no lone pair.
A steric number of $5$ corresponds to a trigonal bipyramidal arrangement.
The hybridization used to describe this is: $sp^3d$
Comparing with the given form $sp^x d^y$ : $sp^3 d^1$

So, $y=1$

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