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Explain the type of hybridization in phosphorous pentafluoride

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Question #75043, Chemistry / Inorganic Chemistry

Explain the type of hybridization in phosphorous pentafluoride

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Phosphorus pentafluoride has 10 electrons around the central phosphorus atom. This means there are five electron pairs arranged in a trigonal bipyramidal shape. Three of the fluorines are equatorial and two are axial. There are no lone pairs. So there are 5 hybrid orbitals for and hybridization will be one $s +$ three $p +$ one $d$ i.e. $\mathsf{sp}^3\mathsf{d}(1 + 3 + 1 = 5)$

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