What is the hybridization and geometry of the given species ? The species are XeF2 and ICl2- .

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What is the hybridization and geometry of the given species ? The species are XeF2 and ICl2- . (A)  sp3 d and trigonal bipyramidal (B)  sp3 d2 and square planar (C)  sp3d and linear (D)  sp3 and irregular tetrahedron

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Number of hybrid orbitals (X) =(1/2)[V.E. + M.A. -c+a] For XeF2: (X) =(1/2)(8+2)=5 i.e., sp3d hybridisation For ICl2:(X)=(1/2)(7+2+1)=5 i.e., sp3d hybridisation <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/653a5d8a9e0dcbb5b5c4bb708de581ca-.jpeg" />

Q. What is the hybridization and geometry of the given species ? The species are $X e F_{2}$ and $I C l_{2}^{-}$ .

$s p^{3} d$ and trigonal bipyramidal

$s p^{3} d^{2}$ and square planar

$s p^{3} d$ and linear

$s p^{3}$ and irregular tetrahedron

Number of hybrid orbitals (X)
$= \frac{1}{2} [V . E . + M . A . - c + a]$
For $X e F_{2} : (X) = \frac{1}{2} (8 + 2) = 5$ i.e., $s p^{3} d$ hybridisation
For $I C l_{2} : (X) = \frac{1}{2} (7 + 2 + 1) = 5$ i.e., $s p^{3} d$ hybridisation

Q. What is the hybridization and geometry of the given species ? The species are XeF2​ and ICl2−​ .

sp3d and trigonal bipyramidal

sp3d2 and square planar

sp3d and linear

sp3 and irregular tetrahedron