Chapter 11, Problem 54IAE

Think of the reaction shown here as involving the transfer of a fluoride ion from ${\text{ClF}}_{\text{2}}$ to ${\text{AsF}}_{\text{5}}$ , to form the ions ${\text{ClF}}_2^{+}$ and ${\text{AsF}}_6^{-}$ . As a result, the hybridization scheme of each central atom must change. For each reactant molecule and product ion, indicate (a) its geometric structure and (b) the hybridization scheme for its central atom.

${\text{ClF}}_{\text{3}}{\text{+AsF}}_{\text{3}}\to ({\text{ClF}}_2^{+})({\text{AsF}}_6^{-})$