Chemical bonding: % s character and Bond Angle
In the question, all the molecules are sp3d hybridized which means that the %s character for all is same. So shouldn't graph be a straight line parallel to y-axis?
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@Dexter
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+solved @user1 @user2... to close the thread when your doubt is solved. Mention the users who helped you solve the doubt. This will be added to their stats.you are correct when it comes to hybridisation (I.e., sp³d) but the question is concerned with %s character of axial valencies of each molecule, I suppose.
yes i am pretty sure we studied something like axial having less or more %S character in TBP and PBP
Oh. Axial valencies have effect on %s character?
I see.
So basically for a fixed structure L.P. would be ∝ 1/(%s character)?
by using their relation with B.A, yes, we can say that L.P would is inversely proportional to %s character
+solved @_zbro
Oh.
May be somewhat related to Bent's Rule