99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE MainChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Be in B e C l 2 undergoes
Options
- ADiagonal hybridisation
- BTrigonal hybridisation
- CTetrahedral hybridisation
- DNo hybridisation
Correct answer
A. Diagonal hybridisation
Step-by-step solution
The electronic configuration of Be is 1 s 2   2 s 2   2 p 0 . In gaseous state BeCl 2 exists as linear molecule i..e ( Cl - Be - Cl ) . So, we can say that in BeCl 2 , the central atom Be undergoes diagonal hybridisation or sp hybridisation. Hence, Be   in BeCl 2 undergoes Diagonal hybridisation.