JIPMER 2019
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
JIPMER 2019 · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What is hybridisation of O in H_2 O ?
What is hybridisation of O in ?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- DNo hybridisation
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
In gaseous state, water exists as discrete molecule, in which the central atom contains four -hybridised orbitals. Two of which are half - filled and used in over lapping with 1s orbital of H -atom to given two -bond while the remaining two exist as lone pair. The geometry of the molecule is angular or V -shape.
