What type of hybridisation explains the trigonal bipyramidal shap

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661. What type of hybridisation explains the trigonal bipyramidal shape of SF4?


SF4 have Sp3d hybridisation. SF4 is not square planar. SF4 has a seesaw geometry. Sulfur tetrafluoride has 10 electrons around the central sulfur atom. This means there are five electron pairs are present. The molecule has four S-F bonds and just one lone pair. Lone pair will occupy the place with least LP-bond repulsion. If LP occupies axial position in trigonal bipyramid, it will "feel" three S-F bonds nearby. If LP occupies equatorial position, it will "feel" only two S-F bonds, as other two will be pushed more away.
 

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