Chapter 10, Problem 10.43QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

When the iodine atom is ${\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}\text{d}$ hybridized, the formula of the cation comprised of iodine and fluorine has to be found out.

Concept Introduction:

Hybridization is the phenomenon of intermixing of the atomic orbitals of different energy that results in the formation of a new set of hybrid orbitals which have equivalent energies. The various types of atomic orbitals are: s, p, and d orbitals. Types of hybridization that involves s, p and d orbitals are $\text{sp,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{2}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}\text{d,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}{\text{d}}^{\text{2}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}{\text{d}}^{\text{3}}.$