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Polyatomic species? |
contains three or more atoms |
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hybrid orbitals? |
generated by mixing the characters of atomic orbitals |
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A set of hybrid orbitals provides...? |
a bonding picture for a molecule in terms of localized sigma-bonds |
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sp hybridization?
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one s atomic orbital and one p atomic orbital mix to form a set of two hybrid orbitals with different directional properties (triple bond, two p orbitals) |
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sp2 hybridization? |
one s and two p atomic orbitals mix to form a set of three hybrid orbitals with different directional properties (double bond) |
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sp3 hybridization? |
one s and three p atomic orbitals mix to form a set of four hybrid orbitals with different directional properties (no p orbitals) |
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more lone pairs means..? |
shorter bonds, smaller angle
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