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2 May, 15:54

Which hybridization of orbitals is present in beryllium fluoride, BeF2?

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  1. 2 May, 16:15
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    Answer is: beryllium fluoride has sp hybridization.

    Beryllium (Be) is metal from group 2 and fluorine (F) is nonmetal from group 17.

    Electron configuration of beryllium atom: ₄Be: 1s² 2s².

    Electron configuration of fluorine atom: ₉F 1s² 2s² 2p⁵.

    In beryllium, one electron from 2s orbital gets excitted to the level of 2p orbital; s and p orbital are hybridized and form two sp-hybridised orbitals arranged in a linear shape.

    Two fluorine atoms come closer to beryllium atom and sp hybridised orbitals of Be and p orbital of F get overlapped with each other and make bonds.
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