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Re: sp^2
No, not necessarily three bonds but just three areas of electron density. This the because the number of regions of electron density equals the number of hybridized orbitals. SP^2 has 3 hybridized orbitals and therefore the molecule would have 3 areas of electron density. The atom could have two bonds and one electron pair and would still be sp^2
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Re: sp^2
It means there are 3 regions of electron density, so bonded atoms and lone pairs. Hybrid orbitals need to have the same number of suborbitals as regions of electron density.
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Re: sp^2
sp^2 simply refers to possible areas of electron density, meaning that it can either be bonds or lone pairs.
Re: sp^2
Hi,
I think you are definitely correct that a sp2 hybridized orbital is correlated to three.
But in this scenario, sp2 hybridized orbitals should indeed own only three electron density surrounding the central atom being hybridized.
The "electron density" is about to refers the same term as mentioned in VSEPR models; the three electron density could be bonding pairs(single bonds, double bonds, or triple bonds) and long pairs.
Hope this could address your concerns.
I think you are definitely correct that a sp2 hybridized orbital is correlated to three.
But in this scenario, sp2 hybridized orbitals should indeed own only three electron density surrounding the central atom being hybridized.
The "electron density" is about to refers the same term as mentioned in VSEPR models; the three electron density could be bonding pairs(single bonds, double bonds, or triple bonds) and long pairs.
Hope this could address your concerns.
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Re: sp^2
hybridization usually refers the the regions of electron density, so it does not have to be about the number of bonds. Thus, there could be 3 bonds, 1 bond and 2 lone pairs, or 2 bonds and 1 lone pair, and each would have the sp2 hybridization. Hope this helps!
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Re: sp^2
because hybridization refers to electron density regions SP2 hybridization contain three bonds or lone pairs can also add to this sum.
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Re: sp^2
Ah Chelsea, I can see how that can be confusing.Yes, sp2 has to do with 3 regions of electron density according to the VSEPR model. There are three hybridized orbitals to correspond to these 3 regions.
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Re: sp^2
Hi Chelsea!
sp^2 means that there are three regions of electron density, which can come in the form of a lone pair or a single/double/triple bond.
sp^2 means that there are three regions of electron density, which can come in the form of a lone pair or a single/double/triple bond.
Re: sp^2
Yes, sp^2 refers to the number of regions of electron density. Therefore, this doesn't necessarily mean bonds (it can be lone pairs). It is possible with bonds though, but it's probably much safer to look at regions of electron density instead.
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Re: sp^2
Not necessarily, it just means that there are 3 regions of electron density. So you could have: (3 bonds, 0 LP), (2 bonds, 1 LP), (1 bond, 2 LP)
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Re: sp^2
Not necessarily. It simply means that there are 3 regions of electron density, which could be bonds or lone pairs. Hope this helps!
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Re: sp^2
Hi!
For a sp2 hybridization, there are 3 regions of electron density. This means that there could be 3 bonds but there could also be 2 bonds and a lone pair, and the lone pair is counted as an electron density.
I hope that this helps!
For a sp2 hybridization, there are 3 regions of electron density. This means that there could be 3 bonds but there could also be 2 bonds and a lone pair, and the lone pair is counted as an electron density.
I hope that this helps!
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