Three of the molecular shapes which a sp³^d hybridized molecule can have are:

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A sp³^d hybridized molecule has one lone pair on the central atom, which results in a T-shaped, linear or trigonal bipyramidal molecular shape. The choices that include these shapes are A, B, and D. However, in choice A, the triangular shape is not possible with a molecule having a lone pair. In choice B, the square planar shape is not possible with a molecule having a lone pair. Therefore, the only valid choice is D, which includes all three possible shapes: T-shaped, linear, and trigonal bipyramidal.

Three of the Molecular Shapes Which a Sp3d Hybridized Molecule

Three of the Molecular Shapes Which a Sp³^d Hybridized Molecule