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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Which of the following species has tetrahedral geometry?

  1. A \(\mathrm{BH}_4^{-}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{NH}_2^{-}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{CO}_3^{2-}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{BH}_4^{-}\)

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The central \(B\) atom in \(\mathrm{BH}_4^{-}\)undergoes \(s p^3\) hybridisation, which results in tetrahedral geometry with 4 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs of electrons.