How many of the following compounds have an sp³ hybridized central atom?
XeF₅⁻, SOCl₂, S₂O₇²⁻, SO₂Cl₂, SF₄, PCl₅ (s), Cl₂O₇, PH₃, HClO₄, HNO₃, SO₂, XeF₄, SiF₆²⁻

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How many of the following compounds have an sp³ hybridized central atom?

XeF₅⁻, SOCl₂, S₂O₇²⁻, SO₂Cl₂, SF₄, PCl₅ (s), Cl₂O₇, PH₃, HClO₄, HNO₃, SO₂, XeF₄, SiF₆²⁻

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Solution: SOCl₂, Cl₂O₇, S₂O₇²⁻, SO₂Cl₂, HClO₄, PCl₅ (s)

PCl₅ (s) exists as $[PC l_{4}]$ ⁺ $[PC l_{6}]$ ⁻, in which $[PC l_{4}]$ ⁺ has sp³ hybridization.

Final Answer: (6.00)

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