Which of the following structure of a molecule is expected to have three bond pairs and one lone pair of electrons?
Octahedral
Trigonal planar
Pyramidal
Tetrahedral
Which of the following is paramagnetic ?
B2
C2
N2
F2
A.
B2
Paramagnetic species has unpaired electron.
(i) B2 = 5 + 5 = 10 = σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2,
(ii) C2 = 6 + 6 =12 = σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2,
(iii) N2 = 7 + 7 = 14 = σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2,
(iv) F2 = 9 + 9 = 18 = σ1s2, σ*1s2, σ2s2, σ*2s2,
Therefore, B2 is paramagentic because it has unpaired electron.
The trigonal bipyramidal geometry results from the hybridisation :
dsp3 or sp3d
dsp2 or sp2d
d2sp3 or sp3d2
d3p2 or d2p3
sp3d hybridization results in :
a square planar molecule
an octahedron molecule
a trigonal bipyramidal molecule
a tetrahedron molecule