Question

What is meant by sp^3 hybridization?

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ “ꜱᴘ^3 ʜʏʙʀɪᴅɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ” ʀᴇғᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪxɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ 2ꜱ-ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ 2ᴘ-ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏᴜʀ ʜʏʙʀɪᴅ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪꜱᴛɪᴄꜱ. ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜱᴘ3 ʜʏʙʀɪᴅɪᴢᴇᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴ ꜱ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴘ ᴏʀʙɪᴛᴀʟꜱ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The term “sp3 hybridization” refers to the mixing character of one 2s-orbital and three 2p-orbitals to create four hybrid orbitals with similar characteristics. In order for an atom to be sp3 hybridized, it must have an s orbital and three p orbitals.

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