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Question
BrF5 molecule is an interhalogen compound.
What is the type of hybridisation shown by central atom of the above molecule?
Options
sp3
sp
sp3d2
sp3d3
MCQ
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Solution
sp3d2
Explanation:
In BrF5, bromine is the central atom bonded to five fluorine atoms and has one lone pair, giving a total of six electron pairs.
This corresponds to sp3d2 hybridisation, which leads to a square pyramidal geometry as per VSEPR theory.
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