Question

When an atom in a molecule or ion is described as sp hybridized, its molecular geometry around that atom is a octahedral b.trigonal planar c. linear . d. trigonal bipyramidal. . tetrahedral.

Answer 1

Answer: linear .

Step-by-step explanation:

As we are given that a molecule or ion is described as sp hybridized,

Linear is a molecular shape that results when there are 2 bonding pairs present on the central atom in the molecule.

a) Octahedral : The number of electron pairs are 6 that means the hybridization will be
`sp^3d^2`

b) trigonal planar : The number of electron pairs are 3 that means the hybridization will be
`sp^2`

c) linear : The number of electron pairs are 2 that means the hybridization will be
`sp`

d) trigonal bipyramidal: The number of electron pairs are 5 that means the hybridization will be
`sp^3d`

e) tetrahedral: The number of electron pairs are 4 that means the hybridization will be
`sp^3`