Hybridisation

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Hybridisation: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Rules for Hybridisation, sp3d Hybridisation, sp3d2 and d2sp3 Hybridisations, dsp2 Hybridisation & Hybrid Orbitals and Salient Features of Hybridisation.

Important Questions on Hybridisation

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The hybridisations of N,C and O shown in the following compound

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respectively, are
 

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The hybridisation of xenon atom in XeF4 is

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Which of the following is the correct order regarding the electronegativity of hybrid orbitals of carbon?

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In an octahedral structure, the pair of d-orbitals involved in d2sp3 hybridisation is

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Assertion. SeCl4 does not have a tetrahedral structure.

Reason. Se in SeCl4 has two lone pairs

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Find the correct match for the column I , from the column II and choose the correct option:

  Column - I   Column - II
a C2H2 i sp3d2 hybridisation
b SF6 ii sp3d3 hybridisation
c SO2 iii sp  hybridisation
d IF7 iv sp2 hybridisation

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The geometry and hybridisation of PCl5 is
 

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The number of peroxide bonds in perxenate ion [XeO6]4- is:

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Given below is the bond angle in various types of hybridisation. Mark the bond angle which is not correctly matched.

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Hybridisation involves

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Which of the following is an octahedral molecule?

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The molecule C3O2 has a linear structure. This compound has

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Which of the following molecules has the maximum number of atoms in a plane?

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In which of the following species only one type of hybridization is present?

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Number of bonding electron pairs and number of lone pairs of electrons in CIF3, SF4, BRF5 respectively are

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Which one of the following molecules will have unequal M - F bond lengths?

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Linear combination of two hybridized orbitals belonging to two atoms and each having one electron leads to a

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Hybridization of central I in I3- is.

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Decreasing order of size of various hybrid orbitals is -

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In general, the d-orbital involved in sp3 d hybridisation is