Question

The hybridised orbitals used by silver in the complex $\left[Ag\right(N{H}_3{)}_2{]}^{+}$ are the type

• A. $s{p}^2$
• B. $sp$
• C. $s{p}^3$
• D. $ds{p}^2$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $sp$

In the complex $\left[Ag\right(N{H}_3{)}_2{]}^{+}$, two ammonia ligands coordinate with silver metal ion.

One s orbital and one p orbital of silver mix and undergo sp hybridization to form two hybrid orbitals which overlap with appropriate orbitals of two ammonia molecules.

Hence the correct option is B.