Lone Pair Hybridization [ENDORSED]
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Nick Smith 2H
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Lone Pair Hybridization
Is it possible to determine hybridization for the lone pairs on an atom? If so, how can you go about this?
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Re: Lone Pair Hybridization [ENDORSED]
See the ammonia example I did in class.
A lone pair is a region of electron density.
Using NH3 as an example the N atom has 4 regions of electron density and therefore 4 hybrid orbitals are needed which are obtained using sp3 hybridization.
Adding the N 5 valence e- to these 4 hybrid orbitals results in one sp3 orbital with an electron pair and the other three with one electron each.
A lone pair is a region of electron density.
Using NH3 as an example the N atom has 4 regions of electron density and therefore 4 hybrid orbitals are needed which are obtained using sp3 hybridization.
Adding the N 5 valence e- to these 4 hybrid orbitals results in one sp3 orbital with an electron pair and the other three with one electron each.
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