The hybridization of Se in SeF 4 and its geometry respectively are

The hybridization of Se in SeF4 and its geometry respectively are
  1. sp3d, see-saw shaped
  2. sp3d2, octahedral
  3. sp3d3, trigonal planar
  4. sp3d2, square planar

Solution

Selenium has the six unpaired electron in outermost shell for bonding. After that four electrons formed the bonding with the fluorine atoms and one lone pair present on the selenium. It has the see-saw shape geometry because on the repulsion due to lone pair. It has the four bond pair and one lone pair with steric number five. It has the hybridization of sp3d.

Hence, the hybridization of Se in SeF4 and its geometry respectively are sp3d, see-saw shaped.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 2)

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