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Predict the geometry of the following species and describe the hybridization on the central atom:
(i) PbCl4
(ii) SbF−6
(iii) BH−4
(iv) PCl3

A
Tetrahedral sp2, octahedral sp3d3, tetrahedral sp3, tetrahedral sp3, respectively
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Tetrahedral sp3, octahedral sp3d2, tetrahedral sp3, tetrahedral sp3, respectively
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C
Tetrahedral sp3, octahedral sp3d2, tetrahedral sp3, pyramidal sp3, respectively
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Trigonal planar sp2, octahedral sp3d2, tetrahedral sp, tetrahedral sp2, respectively
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Solution

The correct option is C Tetrahedral sp3, octahedral sp3d2, tetrahedral sp3, pyramidal sp3, respectively
PbCl4 is a covalent compound that has a tetrahedral geometry.

Like PF6, SbF6 has an octahedral shape with the central
atom having an sp3d2 hybridization.

The borohydride anion is also sp3 and hence tetrahedral.
PCl3, like NH3 is pyramidal with an sp3 hybridization.

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