Question

write complete scheme of hybridization in B in BCl3 molecule and draw it's orbital overlap diagram​

Answer 1

Answer:

Boron forms three σsp-p bonds with three chlorine atoms by using its half filled sp2 hybrid orbitals. Each chlorine atom uses its half filled p-orbital for the σ-bond formation.Thus the shape of BCl3 is trigonal planar with bond angles equal to 120°