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In which one of the following species the central atom has the type of hybridisation which is not the same as that present in the other three 

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a
PCl5
b
SF4
c
I3−
d
SbCl52−
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Correct option is D

In SbCl52−,Sb is sp3d2 hybridised, and rest are sp3dSF4: H=1/2[7+4−0+0]=5(sp3d)l−3: H=1/2[7+2−0+1]=5(sp3d)(SbCl5)2−: H=1/2[5+5−0+2]=6(sp3d2)PCl5: H=1/2[5+5−0+0]=5(sp3d)Where H=no. of hybrid orbitals


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