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

Answer 1

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.