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When boron atom undergoes `sp^3` hybridization

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all the four `sp^3` orbitals contain one electron in each of them

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three orbitals contain one electron in each of them and the fourth one is vacant

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two orbitals contain one electron in each of them and two others are vacant

D

one `sp^3` orbital contains one electron pair while others have lone electrons

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