Answer: trigonal bipyramidal
Explanation:
Number of electron pairs = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[V+N-C+A][/tex]
V = number of valence electrons present in central atom
N = number of monovalent atoms bonded to central atom
C = charge of cation
A = charge of anion
[tex]SbCl_5[/tex] :
In the given molecule, antimony is the central atom and there are five chlorine as monovalent atoms.
The number of electron pairs are 5 that means the hybridization will be [tex]sp^3d[/tex] and geometry of the molecule will be trigonal bipyramidal.
