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A molecule has 7 sigma bonds around the central atom X (with no lone pair). The d orbitals of X involved in hybridization are

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According to the given information, the molecule is IF_7, in which 7 sigma bonds are present and there are no lone pairs. The structure of this compound is distorted octahedral, it means sp^3d^3 hybridisation.

In d- orbitals, d_{xy}, d_{x^2-y^2} and d_{z^2} orbitals are used

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