Answer to Question #23804 in Inorganic Chemistry for shrikant

Question

which hybridiazation in becl3 and why?answer the question in 50 words

Answer 1

BCl₃ (B₂Cl₆) is sp² hybridized.
It has the electron deficient exception to the octet rule. In B₂Cl₆ the lackof electrons forces two of the chlorines into 3-center bonds where three atomic orbitals overlap and there are 2 electrons are in a B-Cl-B bond.