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8.2 Hybrid Atomic Orbitals
Mixing s, p, and d orbitals into sp, sp2, sp3, and expanded sets, and reading the hybridization off an observed molecular geometry.
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8.2 Exercise 1
Why is the concept of hybridization required in valence bond theory?
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8.2 Exercise 3
Explain why a carbon atom cannot form five bonds using sp3d hybrid orbitals.
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8.2 Exercise 5
A molecule with the formula AB3 could have one of four different shapes. Give the shape and the hybridization of the central A atom for each.
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Adapted from General Chemistry © 2019 Rice University. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Sources: Chemistry 2e, Chemistry: Atoms First 2e. Imported at revision 32c7196.