Sapling#11

[Shreya Patel- 2D]

Hi everyone! Why is the hybridization of the molecule below sp3? I am really confused with hybridization and lewis structure. Thank you!

[Ivan Chen 2H]

It has 3 bonded atoms and one lone pair, so 4 hybrid orbitals are needed.

[Ryan Laureano 3I]

There are four orbitals needed to be filled. SP3 is the hybridization notation that fits this.

[Lisa Wang 3B]

Hi!
sp^3 would mean that s (1 orbital) and p^3 (3 orbitals) which corresponds to the 3 bonded pairs + 1 lone pair.

[Jalyn 3G]

Hello! Four hybrid orbitals are needed since there are 3 bonded pairs and 1 lone pair, which is given by sp^3. There is one orbital for s and 3 orbitals for p^3.

[Bailey Giovanoli 1L]

For some reason, this did not click in my head when Dr. Lavelle went over it in the lecture. However, this makes complete sense now. You guys are life savers!!

[joshtully]

It is because there are 4 orbitals (1 s and 3 p).