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What type of hybridization occurs in the central atom of SF6?

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What type of hybridization occurs in the central atom of SF6?
  1. sp
  2. sp2
  3. sp3
  4. sp3d2

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What type of hybridization occurs in the central atom of SF6?
  • Step 1: Identify the central atom in SF6, which is sulfur (S).
  • Step 2: Count the number of bonds sulfur forms with fluorine (F) atoms. SF6 has 6 fluorine atoms bonded to sulfur.
  • Step 3: Determine the number of electron pairs around the sulfur atom. In SF6, there are 6 bonding pairs and no lone pairs.
  • Step 4: Understand that hybridization is based on the number of electron pairs. For 6 bonding pairs, the hybridization is sp3d2.
  • Step 5: Conclude that the central sulfur atom in SF6 undergoes sp3d2 hybridization.
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