Practice question
Question
The hybridization of sulfur in SF₄ is:
Explanation
In SF₄ , sulfur has 6 valence electrons and forms 4 bonds (8 electrons used), leaving 2 electrons as 1 lone pair. With 5 electron pairs (4 bonding, 1 lone), it adopts sp³d hybridization, resulting in a see-saw shape with equatorial bond angles of ~101° and axial bond angles of ~86° due to lone pair repulsion.
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