Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
Hybridization of
Concept Introduction:
Hybridization is the hypothetical concept of mixing of atomic orbital into hybrid orbitals that are of dissimilar shapes, energies and are appropriate for combination of electrons to form bonds in
Hybridization is calculated by the hybrid orbitals and to calculate hybrid orbitals we need to know the steric number that is given by,
The table that relates the steric number with hybridization is as follows:
(b)
Interpretation:
Hybridization of
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
(c)
Interpretation:
Hybridization of
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
(d)
Interpretation:
Hybridization of
Concept Introduction:
Refer to part (a).
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