JEE Main Chemistry question

Which one of the following conversions involves a change in both hybridisation and shape?

(A)
(B)
(C)Correct
(D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Checking each: (each C still , tetrahedral) — no change. NH_3(sp^3,pyramidal) \to NH_4^+(sp^3,tetrahedral) — hybridisation unchanged (only shape changes, as the lone pair becomes a bond

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Question ID VK-155932