Thursday, May 31, 2018

inorganic chemistry - Is ClH7 possible?



Chlorine can be $sp^3d^3$ hybridized.


If so, it can form $\ce{ClH_7}$ and then chlorine, being more electronegative, will have (-7) as its oxidation number. But we know that the oxidation number of $\ce{Cl}$ lies between (-1) and (+7).


Thoughts?




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