Chemical Bonding - Result Question 69

####44. If a molecule MX3 has zero dipole moment, the sigma bonding orbitals used by M (atomic number <21) are

(a) pure p

(b) sp-hybridised

(c) sp2-hybridised

(d) sp3-hybridised

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Solution:

  1. For non-polar MX3, it must have triangular planar arrangement, i.e. there should be sp2-hybridisation around M.


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