Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
The electronic arrangement of
Concept Introduction:
Hybridization is the hypothetical concept of mixing of atomic orbital into hybrid orbitals that are of dissimilar shapes, energies and are appropriate for combination of electrons to form bonds in
Hybridization is calculated by the hybrid orbitals and to calculate hybrid orbitals we need to know the steric number that is given by,
The relation of steric number with geometry or shape is depicted in the table below as,
(b)
Interpretation:
Molecular shape of
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
(c)
Interpretation:
Hybridization of
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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