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Part A What is the hybridization of the central atom of each of the following molecules? Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.

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sp sp2 sp3 sp3d sp3d2 H,O AlCl3 PClS

explanation:

1) H2O :

hybridization = central atom valencey + monovalent atoms / 2

HB = (6 +2)/2

      = 4 (sp3)

2) PCl5

HB = (5 +5 )/2

      = 5 (sp3d)

3) AlCl3

HB = (3 +3)/2

      = 3 (sp2)

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