Which type of hybridization leads to a trigonal planar electron domain geometry?

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Georgette Stoltenberg · Accepted Answer

For a trigonal planar the hybridization is sp2

Georgette Stoltenberg · Answer

Explanation:-Hybridization is calculated using the Lewis dot structures of all the compounds.Formula used to calculate the number of atomic orbitals around central metal atom is: Number of atomic orbitals around central metal atom = Number of bond pairs + Number of lone pairsBond pairs for a double bond and triple bond is taken as 1 only.If Number of atomic orbitals around central metal atom are 2 , the hybridization is and electron domain geometry is linear.If Number of atomic orbitals around central metal atom are 3 , the hybridization is and electron domain geometry is trigonal planar.If Number of atomic orbitals around central metal atom are 4 , the hybridization is and electron domain geometry is tetrahedral.

Georgette Stoltenberg · Answer

Electron domain geometry takes into account the bonds and the free electrons around the atom to predict the geometry.A tigonal planar geometry means that all the electron domains are in the plane and that they are as far away as they can. That means that there are three electron domains in the plane separated at 120 ° each other.sp2 means that there are three hybrid electron domains, and the geometrh that leads to the minimal repulsion force is they placed at 120°, which exactly the trigonal planar geometry described up.Then the answer is sp2 You can check in your book, that sp corresponds to two domains, located linearly, at 180°; and sp3 is four domains with the form of tetrahedral with 109.5° angles.

Georgette Stoltenberg · Answer

Trigonal planar means that the central atom is attached to three things (other elements or lone pair electrons)think of it like needing to pick the hybridization that has exponents equalling 3this would be sp2 because s has an exponent of 1 and p has an exponent of 2 which adds up to be 3

Georgette Stoltenberg · Answer

2p2Explanation:

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Which type of hybridization leads to a trigonal planar electron domain geometry?

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