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When does carbon atom use sp, sp and sp hybrid orbitals to form bonds ? |
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Answer» Talking about carbon, it can hybridize on three different ways, because his valence shell orbitals allows him to do so. He can hybridize (mix) his valence orbitals to generate sets of equivalent sp,sp2 or sp3 orbitals.That’s the only requirement that you have in other to mix molecular orbitals into hybridized ones. And this doesn’t applies only to carbon (for example, oxygen is sp3 hybridized in ethanol, sp2 hybridized in ketones, and sp hybridized in carbon monoxide) |
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