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QuizMultiple Choice

Properties of Matter and Compounds — Test

Question 14 • Chemistry

The boron atom of BBr sub 3 has

Answer
A
two atomic orbitals.
B
four hybrid orbitals.
C
one atomic orbital.
D
three hybrid orbitals.

Explanation

In BBr₃, boron forms three bonds to bromine and has three regions of electron density around it. Boron uses sp² hybridization, which produces three hybrid orbitals for the three B–Br bonds, plus one unhybridized p orbital. So the correct choice is three hybrid orbitals.

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