Q.

Compound formed by sp3 d-hybridization will have structure:

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a

trigonal bipyramidal

b

T-shaped

c

linear

d

either of these depending on number of lone pair of electrons of central atom

answer is D.

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sp3 d-hybridization leads to trigonal bipyramidal geometry if no lone pair is present, e.g. , PCl in ClF3 geometry is ‘T’ shaped  due to the presence of two lone pair of electron. In XeF2, geometry is linear due to the presence of three lone pair of electrons.

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