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Match the hybridization (in List I) with the respective geometrical shape of the hybrid orbitals (in List II).

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Hybrid Orbital Types in Coordination Compounds
Atomic OrbitalsHybrid type Number of orbitals Structure
s,p sp 2 linear
s,d sd 2 linear
s,p,p sp2 3 trigonal planar
s,p,p,p sp3 4 tetrahedral
s,d,d,d sd3 4 tetrahedral
d,s,p,p dsp2 4 square planar
d,s,p,p,p dsp3 5 trigonal bipyramid
s,p,p,d,d sp2d2 5 square-base pyramid
d,d,s,p,p,p d2sp3 6 octahedral
s,p,p,p,d,dsp3d2 6 octahedral
s,p,d,d,d,d spd4 6 trigonal prism
s,p,p,p,d,d,d sp3d3 7 pentagonal bipyramid
s,p,p,p,d,d,d,d sp3d4 8 dodecahedron
s,p,p,p,d,d,d,d sp3d4 8 Archimedes antiprism
s,p,p,p,d,d,d,d,dsp3d5 9 capped trigonal prism

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