What type of orbital hybridisation is considered on P in PCl5 ?

Question

What type of orbital hybridisation is considered on P in PCl5 ? (A) sp3d (B) dsp3 (C) sp3d2 (D) d2sp3

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In PCl 5, number of hybrid orbitals, H=(1/2)[V+X+A-C] [where, V= number of valence electrons X= number of monovalent atoms A and C= charge of cation or anion] H =(1/2)[5+5+0-0] =5 Thus, the hybridisation is s p3 d.

Q. What type of orbital hybridisation is considered on $P$ in $PC l_{5}$ ?

$s p^{3} d$

$d s p^{3}$

$s p^{3} d^{2}$

$d^{2} s p^{3}$

In $PC l_{5}$ , number of hybrid orbitals,
$H = \frac{1}{2} [V + X + A - C]$
[where, $V =$ number of valence electrons
$X =$ number of monovalent atoms
$A$ and $C =$ charge of cation or anion]
$H = \frac{1}{2} [5 + 5 + 0 - 0]$
$= 5$
Thus, the hybridisation is $s p^{3} d$ .

Q. What type of orbital hybridisation is considered on P in PCl5​ ?

sp3d

dsp3

sp3d2

d2sp3