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How to kno structure of Hybridization?

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14 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

Dear Shubh

Valence Electron Pair Geometry

 

Number of Orbitals

 

Hybrid Orbitals

Linear

2

sp

Trigonal Planar

3

sp2

Tetrahedral

4

sp3

Trigonal Bipyramidal

5

sp3d

Octahedral

6

sp3d2

 

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14 Years ago

the easiest way to know hybrdisation 

{no. of valence e- of cntrl atom+no.of group surrounding(excluding o2)-catoin charge+anion charge}*.5}

ex:BF3  0.5*[3+3]=3 ==sp2