The hybridization of Se in SeF 4 and its geometry respectively are
- , see-saw shaped
- , octahedral
- , trigonal planar
- , 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 .

Hence, the hybridization of in and its geometry respectively are , see-saw shaped.
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 2)
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