Question

Hybridization present in $Cl{F}_3$ is

• A. $s{p}^2$
• B. $s{p}^3$
• C. $ds{p}^2$
• D. $s{p}^{3}d$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$\therefore Cl{F}_3$ has $s{p}^{3}d$ hybridizsation and $T$-shaped geometry (due to presence of two lone pair electrons).