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(a) What is the hybridization of atomic orbitals? Why is
Chapter 10, Problem 28P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
(a) What is the hybridization of atomic orbitals? Why is it impossible for an isolated atom to exist in the hybridized state? (b) How does a hybrid orbital differ from a pure atomic orbital? Can two \(2p\) orbitals of an atom hybridize to give two hybridized orbitals?
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QUESTION:
(a) What is the hybridization of atomic orbitals? Why is it impossible for an isolated atom to exist in the hybridized state? (b) How does a hybrid orbital differ from a pure atomic orbital? Can two \(2p\) orbitals of an atom hybridize to give two hybridized orbitals?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
a)
“Hybridization is the mixing of atomic orbitals in an atom to generate a set of hybrid orbitals.”