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The AsF5 molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The hybrid orbitals used by the As atoms for bonding are
Q. The
A
s
F
5
molecule is trigonal bipyramidal. The hybrid orbitals used by the As atoms for bonding are
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Jharkhand CECE 2010
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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A
d
x
2
−
y
2
,
d
z
2
,
s
,
P
x
,
P
y
15%
B
d
x
y
,
S
,
P
x
,
P
y
,
P
z
17%
C
s
,
P
x
,
P
y
,
P
z
,
d
z
2
58%
D
d
x
2
−
y
2
,
s
,
P
x
,
P
y
11%
Solution:
A
s
=
1
s
2
,
2
s
2
,
2
p
6
,
s
p
3
d
hybridisation
3
s
1
3
p
x
1
3
p
y
1
3
p
z
1
3
d
1
Due to this type of hybridisation geometry of the
A
s
F
5
molecule is trigonal bipyramidal and the hybrid orbitals used by As-atom are
s
1
,
p
x
,
p
y
,
p
z
and
d
x
y
.