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
The hybridisation of the central atom in BrF5 molecule is :
sp3
dsp2
sp3d2
d3sp3
C.
sp3d2
In BrF5 , there are seven electrons in the valence shell of the central Br-atom. Five out of these are shared with fluorine atoms.
Thus, there are five bond pairs and one lone pair. Hence , the hybridisation is sp3d2 and shape is square pyramidal.
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