Lone pairs and multiple bonds
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Lone pairs and multiple bonds
Conceptually, why are multiple (double/triple) bonds not taken into account in hybrid orbitals but lone pairs do? Is it because multiple bonds constitute one entire region of electron density?
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Re: Lone pairs and multiple bonds
I'm not 100% sure, however I do know that the nonhybridized electrons typically are the electrons that are used in the pi bonds and that make molecules more rigid and unable to move around or change their orientation. So maybe there needs to be at least one electron that sits in an atomic orbital rather than a hybridized one since it will be used in the creation of a pi bond.
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Re: Lone pairs and multiple bonds
Yes, I just think that a pair of electrons, a single bond, double bond, and triple bond are each just ONE region of electron density.
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Re: Lone pairs and multiple bonds
yes everything is just one region of electron density no matter how many electrons there are.
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