<span>Co3+ is Cobalt with three electrons removed (It's positive by 3). So, the abbreviated notation for Cobalt, minus three electrons (Coming from 4s and 3d) is:
[Ar]4s1, 3d5</span>
<u>Answer:</u> The correct answer is 4, 2.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Hybridization is calculated by using the formula:
![\text{Number of electron pairs} =\frac{1}{2}[V+N-C+A]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Ctext%7BNumber%20of%20electron%20pairs%7D%20%3D%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%5BV%2BN-C%2BA%5D)
where,
V = number of valence electrons present in central atom
N = number of monovalent atoms bonded to central atom
C = charge of cation
A = charge of anion
It is given that the hybridization of a molecule is
, this means that the number of electron pairs are 6. The molecular geometry of the molecule having electron pairs as 6 is octahederal.
If the molecular geometry of the molecule is square pyramidal, then it would acquire 4 electron pairs as the bonding groups and the rest pairs would be considered as lone pairs.
Hence, the correct answer is 4, 2.
In many cases, elements that belong to the same group (vertical column) on the periodic table form ions with the same charge because they have the same number of valence electrons.
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