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6 Answers How can you describe and explain hybridization in

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Narayan Sharma, Lecturer at Nepalese Army Institutes of Health Sciences (2017-
What's the difference between sp2 and sp3
present)
hybridization and how do they work?
Answered Apr 20

Hybridization means the mixing of two or more atomic orbitals having slightly Why does carbon undergo the SP2, SP3 and SP
hybridization?
different energies to give same number of new orbitals, called hybrid orbitals,
having equivalent energies and identical shape. Hybridization Occurs during How does Sp2 hybridization bring polarity to a
little extent in some molecules, like alkenes?
the formation of compounds from atoms.
Why is N sp2 hybridized?
When one s and one p orbital mix it forms two sp hybrid orbitals. In BeF2,
Is oxygen sp and carbon sp2 hybridized in
Beryllium undergo sp hybridization before the formation of bonds with two F carbonyl group?
atoms. The two Sp hybrid orbitals thus formed lie linearly at 180 degree.
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Therefore the shape of BeF2 is linear.

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 When one s and two p orbitals mix to give three Sp2 Hybrid orbitals, this type of
Hybridization is called SP2 hybridization. In BF3, Boron undergo Sp2
Hybridization. As the three Sp2 hybrid orbitals lie at the corner of a plane
triangle , the structure of BF3 orbital is Triangular planar with bond angle 120
degree.

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 Similarly In CH4 Carbon undergo Sp3 Hybridization giving four Hybrid orbitals
which lie at the corners of regular tetrahedron. Therefore the shape of CH4
molecule is tetrahedral with bond angle 109.5.

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Almas Shaikh, currently doing master in chemistry

Answered Apr 18 2016 · Author has 100 answers and 94.1k answer views

In chemistry, hybridisationis the concept of mixing atomic orbitals into new

hybrid orbitals suitable for the pairing of electrons to form chemical bonds in
valence bond theory. Hybrid orbitals are very useful in the explanation of
molecular geometry and atomic bonding properties. ethene (C2H4) has a double
bond between the carbons.
For this molecule, carbon sp2 hybridises, because one π (pi) bond is required for
thedouble bond between the carbons and only three σ bonds are formed per
carbon atom. In sp2 hybridisation the 2s orbital is mixed with only two of the
three available 2p orbitals,C*↑↓↑↑↑↑1ssp2sp2sp22p
forming a total of three sp2 orbitals with one remaining p orbital. In ethylene
(ethene) the two carbon atoms form a σ bond by overlapping two sp2 orbitals
and each carbon atom forms two covalent bonds with hydrogen by s–sp2
overlap all with 120° angles. The π bond between the carbon atoms
perpendicular to the molecular plane is formed by 2p–2p overlap. The
hydrogen–carbon bonds are all of equal strength and length, in agreement with
experimental data.
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Mostafa Hamdy, Student, Nerd, Interested in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.

Answered Apr 17 2016

SP2 hybridization means the overlap of 1 S orbital and 2 P orbitals to form three
orbitals, each have the name SP2, the new hybridized orbitals are stronger than
the original ones, so they are capable of forming a strong bond.
Exampes on SP2 hybridiztaion:
1. Ethylene molecule ( C2H4)

2. Boron trichloride
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Jahnavi Riya
Answered Apr 5

It means a lot of things.

1)-the sp2 hybridised atoms have a triangular planar structure.

2)-the bonds b/w them could be double bonds

3)-on comparing a sp2 hybridised atom and a sp3/sp hybridised atom we can see
that which one has higher electronegativity. Which happens as follows-

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 Sp>sp2>sp3

Due to the fact that sp contains 50%s character hence increased

electronegativity and in both of the others it decreases drastically due to
addition of p orbitals .
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FRIDAY OMOARELOJIE
Answered May 24

Sp2 mean double bond ,it is the second most acidic after the Sp hybridization.
Example .Ethene is sp2 hybridize
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Syedatahira Batool, BS chemistry Education & Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya

University, Multan (2019)
Answered Apr 6

It means carbon is participating in the bonding with its one s (spherical orbital)
and two p (dumbell orbitals) .
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