I can't seem to figure out what the hybridization of PF6(-) is. could someone explain how...

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I can't seem to figure out what the hybridization of PF6(-) is.could someone explain how to find it correctly for me?

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Hybridisation of central phosphorous atom in PF6 can be find out by considering its electronic configuration Phosphorous contains 15 electrons and its electronic configuration can be written as follows 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p3 Thus it    See Answer
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