Question

Explain sp2

hybridisation taking boron trifluoride (BF3

) as an example.​

Answer 1

$\hookrightarrow$ The type of hybridization that occurs in BCl₃ is sp² hybridization. In BCl₃ molecule, boron will be the central atom which contains three bonded atoms but no lone pair of electrons.

$\hookrightarrow$  For boron to bond with three fluoride atoms in boron trifluoride (BF₃), the atomic s- and p-orbitals in boron's outer shell mix to form three equivalent sp2 hybrid orbitals. In an ethene molecule, a double bond between carbons forms with one sigma and one pi bond.