Hybridization and bond types
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Hybridization and bond types
Do sigma and pi bonds play any part in determining the hybridization of orbitals?
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Re: Hybridization and bond types
Hello Jason,
So recalling the notes from lecture, the number of orbitals is conserved and you can say that for 4 atomic orbitals there are 4 hybrid orbitals. Furthermore, the regions of electron density is equal to the number of hybrid orbitals. This shows shows that, no matter a sigma or pi bond, all that matters is a region of electron density whether its paired or unpaired. Then from the number of regions you can determine the hybridization of orbitals.
Hope this helped!
So recalling the notes from lecture, the number of orbitals is conserved and you can say that for 4 atomic orbitals there are 4 hybrid orbitals. Furthermore, the regions of electron density is equal to the number of hybrid orbitals. This shows shows that, no matter a sigma or pi bond, all that matters is a region of electron density whether its paired or unpaired. Then from the number of regions you can determine the hybridization of orbitals.
Hope this helped!
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Re: Hybridization and bond types
To determine the hybridization, count the regions of electron density. A multiple bond counts as one region of electron density. In terms terms of sigma and pi bonds, in a multiple bond hybrid orbitals form sigma bonds while unhybridized orbitals form pi bonds.
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