Question

The d-orbital involved in $s{p}^{3}d$ hybridisation is :

• A. $d_{x^2-y^2}$
• B. $d_{xy}$
• C. $d_{z^2}$
• D. $d_{zx}$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$d_{z^2}$

The linear combination of a $4s-$orbital with three $4p-$orbitals ($4px$, $4py$, and $4pz$) and one $3d-$orbital (3$d_{z^2}$) results in five $s{p}^{3}d$-orbitals