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Q. Which of the following has $ s{{p}^{3}}- $ hybridisation?

Punjab PMETPunjab PMET 2003Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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hence, hybridisation $=s p^{3}$
$PCl _{3}$ has $s p^{3}$ hybridisation but due to presence of one lone pair, it is pyramidal in geometry. (Inspite of being tetrahedral)