Hybridization of d orbitals

The molecules we have been studying are composed of atoms that usually bond in s, p, and sp orbitals. We can explain additional molecular shapes when we account for the hybridization of d orbitals with sp orbitals. In some molecules, such as phosphorus... 

Before going on to discnss the hybridization of d orbitals, let ns specify what we need to know in order to apply hybridization to bonding in polyatomic molecnles in general. In essence, hybridization simply extends Lewis theory and the VSEPR model. To assign a snitable state of hybridization to the central atom in a molecnle, we must have some idea about the geometry of the molecule. The steps are as follows ... 

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