Question

The types of hybrid orbitals of nitrogen in $N{O}_2^{+},N{O}_3^{-}$and $N{H}_4{}^{+}$respectively are

• A. $sp,s{p}^3,s{p}^2$
• B. $sp,s{p}^2,s{p}^3$
• C. $s{p}^2,sp,s{p}^3$
• D. $s{p}^2,s{p}^3,sp$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The hybridisation of each molecule gives us the idea about the hybrid orbitals,
$N{O}_2^{+}$is SP hybridised
$N{O}_3^{-}$is $S{P}^2$ hybridised
$N{H}_4^{+}$is $S{P}^3$ hybridised