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MHT CET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

What type of hybridisation is involved in central atom of hydrides of group 16 elements?

  1. A \(\mathrm{sp}^3 \mathrm{~d}^2\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{sp}^3\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{sp}^2\)
  4. D sp
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(B) \(\mathrm{sp}^3\)

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Hydrides of Group 16 like \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}, \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{~S}\), etc., are \(\mathrm{sp}^3\) hybridised.