Chapter 10, Problem 10.72QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The hybridization of $\text{As}$-arsenic in ${\text{AsF}}_5$ has to be found out.

Concept Introduction:

Hybridization:

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 that 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 $\text{sp,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{2}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}\text{d,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}{\text{d}}^{\text{2}}\text{,}{\text{sp}}^{\text{3}}{\text{d}}^{\text{3}}.$

The following table shows the shapes for the various hybrid orbitals.

Figure 1