Which of the following species has a central atom with sp3 hybridization?
Practice Questions
Q1
Which of the following species has a central atom with sp3 hybridization?
CCl4
CO2
BF3
H2O
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Which of the following species has a central atom with sp3 hybridization?
Step 1: Identify the central atom in the given species. In CCl4, the central atom is carbon (C).
Step 2: Determine the number of bonds and lone pairs around the central atom. In CCl4, carbon forms four single bonds with four chlorine atoms and has no lone pairs.
Step 3: Count the total number of regions of electron density around the central atom. In CCl4, there are four regions (the four C-Cl bonds).
Step 4: Use the VSEPR theory to determine the hybridization. Four regions of electron density correspond to sp3 hybridization.
Step 5: Conclude that since the central carbon atom in CCl4 is sp3 hybridized, it has a tetrahedral geometry.
