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Inorganic Chemistry

sir wanted to know all about drago rule please explain in detail

Profile image of shivam lakhotia
14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

For any Group in general,the formula for calculating the number of hybrid orbitals is
group number of central element + no.of atoms sorrounding the central elent(except oxygen)-charge on the central element(consider the charge including its sign) whole divided by 2

Profile image of shivam lakhotia
14 Years ago

drago rule is it not related with % s character, or bond length or bond angle......??????????

Profile image of Saurabh Kumar
9 Years ago
Drago rule states that there is no need of hybridisation in 14, 15,16 group elements. Drago rule directly establish relationship with bond angle in establishing geometry of the molecule.