Chemistry (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0132525763
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Chapter 8 - Covalent Bonding - 8 Assessment - Page 259: 86

Answer

Each of the following molecules have expanded octets. $PCl_{5}$: P has 5 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 5 hybrid orbitals $dsp^{3}$ $SF_{6}$: S has 6 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 6 hybrid orbitals $d^{2}sp^{3}$ $IF_{7}$: P has 7 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 7 hybrid orbitals $d^{3}sp^{3}.$

Work Step by Step

Each of the following molecules have expanded octets. $PCl_{5}$: P has 5 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 5 hybrid orbitals $dsp^{3}$ $SF_{6}$: S has 6 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 6 hybrid orbitals $d^{2}sp^{3}$ $IF_{7}$: P has 7 pairs of bonding electrons and hence needs 7 hybrid orbitals $d^{3}sp^{3}.$
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