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Q. $sp^3d^2$ hybridization is observed in

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

$ICl_5$
Total no. of $\,e^- = 7 \times 6 = 42$
$= 8 \times 4 + 2$
Total no. of hybridised orbitals $ = \frac{8 \times 5}{8} + \frac{2}{2}$
$ = 5 + 1 = 6$
$\Rightarrow sp^3d^2$