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Mention the types of orbitals that undergo hybridization in order to get octahedral geometry?(a) s-orbital only(b) s-orbital and p-orbital(c) s-orbital, p-orbital, and d-orbital(d) d-orbital and p-orbitalI had been asked this question in an online interview.My query is from Molecular Structure topic in chapter Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure of Chemistry – Class 11

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Correct answer is (c) s-orbital, p-orbital, and d-orbital

Explanation: Octahedral geometry is POSSIBLE when the atomic ORBITALS under UNDERGOING sp^3d^2 or d^2sp^3 hydration only. So it involves one s-orbital, three p-orbitals, and TWO d-orbitals. An example of this is SF6.



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