Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 260

Question: Hybridisation of central atom in $ NF_3 $ is [Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) $ sp^{3} $

B) $ sp $

C) $ sp^{2} $

D) $ dsp^{2} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ NF_3 $ is predominantly covalent in nature and has pyramidal structure (the central atom is $ sp^{3} $ hybridised) with a lone pair of electrons in the fourth orbital.



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