Q30 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2013

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2013 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: Chemical Bonding – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

Among the following, an example of a hypervalent species is

(a)$\mathrm{BF}_{3} . \mathrm{OEt}_{2}$

(b)$\mathrm{SF}_{4}$

(c)$\left[\mathrm{PF}_{6}\right]^{-}$

(d)$\mathrm{Sb_2S_3}$

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

[PF₆]⁻ has 12 valence electrons at P — hypervalent (c).

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