Asked by saara
What is the orbital hybridization of the central atom S in SF4?
1) sp
2) sp3d
3) sp2
4) sp3d2
5) sp3
1) sp
2) sp3d
3) sp2
4) sp3d2
5) sp3
Answers
Answered by
DrBob222
The Lewis electron dot structure for SF4 has 10 electrons around the central atom; i.e., that's 4 pairs of electrons for each F atom (8 electrons total) + 2 unpaired electrons for a total of 10. That makes it an AX4U type structure (see-saw). Try sp3d hybridization.
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