question_answer 1)

Is there any change in the hybridization of B and N-atoms as a result of the following reaction? \[B{{F}_{3}}+N{{H}_{3}}\to {{F}_{3}}BN{{H}_{3}}\]

Answer:

In \[B{{F}_{3}},B\], B is.\[s{{p}^{2}}\]-hybridized and in \[N{{H}_{3}},N\] is \[s{{p}^{3}}\]hybridized. After the reaction, the hybridization state of B changes to \[s{{p}^{3}}\]but that of nitrogen remains the same.