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Which of the Following Represents the Best Description of the Bonding

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Which of the following represents the best description of the bonding in an octahedral molecule such as sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, using valence-bond theory.


A) Six spd4 hybrid orbitals formed by the central sulfur atom, each making up a σ\sigma bond.
B) Six equivalent sp3d2 hybrid orbitals formed by the central sulfur atom, each making up a σ\sigma bond.
C) Six p3d3 hybrid orbitals formed by the central sulfur atom, each making up a σ\sigma bond.
D) Seven equivalent pd6 hybrid orbitals formed by the central sulfur atom, with six making up

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