which molecular geometry is least likely to occur with sp³ hybridization?\ntetrahedral\ntrigonal…

which molecular geometry is least likely to occur with sp³ hybridization?\ntetrahedral\ntrigonal planar\nbent\ntrigonal pyramidal

which molecular geometry is least likely to occur with sp³ hybridization?\ntetrahedral\ntrigonal planar\nbent\ntrigonal pyramidal

Answer

Brief Explanation:

In $sp^{3}$ hybridization, the electron - pair geometry is tetrahedral. A tetrahedral electron - pair geometry can result in tetrahedral (no lone pairs), bent (two lone pairs), or trigonal pyramidal (one lone pair) molecular geometries. Trigonal planar geometry occurs with $sp^{2}$ hybridization, not $sp^{3}$ hybridization as it has a different electron - pair and molecular geometry arrangement based on the number of bonding and non - bonding electron pairs around the central atom.

Answer:

B. trigonal planar