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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

What is Hybridisation of potassium dichromate.in do block elements of jee main syllabus.

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago

The Oxidation state of Cr is +6.

Also no electrons are available in valence shell of Cr+6 ie it has empty 4s and 3d subshell. Three 3d orbitals ie. 3dxy, 3dyz and 3dzx and One 4s orbital is used.

If you wonder why other orbitals of the d doesn’t come into picture is because they are at high energy level (CFT theory) and it’s easier to form bond with it.

So this makes the hybridisation as d3s.