If an atom has sp3d hybridization in a molecule. What is the maximum number of pi bonds that atom can form?

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If an atom has sp3d hybridization in a molecule. What is the maximum number of pi bonds that atom can form?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-24T00:19:25

5

Explanation:

The #sp^3d# hybridization gives five relatively equal orbitals. Each of these orbitals can be used to form either sigma bonds or pi bonds depended on the type of atoms it is bonding with in the molecule.

So the maximum number of pi bonds that can be formed is five.
This does not mean that the molecule will have five pi bonds.

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