Q49 / 200 · NEET 2021 · Chemistry

BF3 is planar and electron deficient compound. Hybridization and number of electrons around the central atom, respectively are:

  • A
    sp3 and 4
  • B
    sp3 and 6
  • Correct answer
    C
    sp2 and 6
  • D
    sp2 and 8

Solution

The structure of BF3 can be shown as follows,

Figure

Three hybrid orbital are required to form BF3. Hence, the hybridisation of Boron is sp2 and the number of electrons around the boron is 6 due to the presence of three B-F bonds.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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