Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0321910419

ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories - Exercises - Page 391: 9.51a

Answer

It will be $SP_2$ hybridized.

Work Step by Step

The Boron atom will form a single bond with each Chlorine atom, leaving no lone pairs on the Boron. Because Boron has 3 electron domains (3 bonded pairs and no lone pairs of electrons), it must be $SP_2$ hybridized.

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