The trigonal bipyramidal geometry results from the hybridization:

  • A
    $dsp^3$ or $sp^3d$
  • B
    $dsp^2$ or $sp^2d$
  • C
    $d^2sp^3$ or $sp^3d^2$
  • D
    $d^3sp^2$ or $d^2sp^3$

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