The number of σ bonds in P4O10 is:
6
16
7
17
B.
16
The number of σ bonds in P4O10 is 16. There are also four ℼ bonds presents in P4O10 molecule.
Pick out the incorrect statement from the following :
sp hybrid orbitals are equivalent and are at an angle of 180° with each other
sp2 hybrid orbitals are equivalent and bond angle between any two of them is 120°
sp3d2 hybrid orbitals are equivalent and are oriented towards corners of a regular octahedron
dsp2 hybrid orbitals are equivalent with a bond angle of 90° between the two atoms
A covalent molecule AB3 has pyramidal structure. The number of lone pair and bond pair of electrons in the molecule a respectively :
2 and 2
0 and 2
3 and 1
1 and 3