BrF5 molecule is an interhalogen compound. What is the type of hybridisation shown by central atom of the above molecule?

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sp3d2 Explanation: In BrF5, bromine is the central atom bonded to five fluorine atoms and has one lone pair, giving a total of six electron pairs. This corresponds to sp3d2 hybridisation, which leads to a square pyramidal geometry as per VSEPR theory.

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