How are the AO's in IF7 selected to make a d3sp3 hybrid ?

Subject: How are the AO's in IF7 selected to make a d3sp3 hybrid ?

Date: Wed Feb 28 23:05:54 2001
Posted by Ron
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Hawkeye Community College
City: Waterloo State/Province: IA Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 983419554.Ch

Message:


The inter-halogen compound IF7 is pentagonal bipyramidal and should exhibit
d3sp3 hybridization.  What orbitals on the Iodine do you "mix" to form its
seven hybrid orbitals ?  Are the 4f AO's at all involved ?

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