Q.

The number of species from the following in which the central atom uses sp3 hybrid orbitals in its bonding is ______.

NH3, SO2, SiO2, BeCl2, CO2, H2O, CH4, BF3                             [2024]


Ans.

(4)

Silicon dioxide is a covalent, three-dimensional network solid in which each silicon atom is sp3 hybridised.