Q.

Two p-block elements X and Y form fluorides of the type EF3. The fluoride compound XF3 is a Lewis acid and YF3 is a Lewis base. The hybridizations of the central atoms of XF3 and YF3 respectively are             [2026]

1 Both sp2  
2 Both sp3  
3 sp2 and sp3  
4 sp3 and sp2  

Ans.

(3)

XF3=BF3 ; sp2

YF3=NF3 ; sp3