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Q. $sp^3d^2$ hybridization is not displayed by :

JEE MainJEE Main 2017Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$sp ^{3} d ^{2}$ hybridization is not displayed by $PF _{5}$. The central $P$ atom has 5 sets of electron pairs (all of which are bonding) and $sp ^{3} d ^{2}$ hybridization corresponds to 6 sets of electron pairs.