Hybridization present in ${ClF}_3$ is

NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Hybridization present in

{ClF}_3

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Correct option: D

{sp}^3 {~d}

Option D (

{sp}^3 {~d}

) is correct because

ClF_3

has 3 bond pairs and 2 lone pairs, resulting in a steric number of 5, which corresponds to

sp^3d

hybridization.