Promotion

[Jessa Maheras 4F]

How can you tell if promotion is possible in an atom? How does it relate to hybridization?

[April Pazos 3D]

A promotion occurs during hybridization when an atom needs to form a certain amount of bonds. For instance, carbon needs to bond 4 times. During hybiridzation we promote on electron in order to occupy space in an extra orbital.

[Rita Chen 1B]

So does promotion just refer to having an electron be at a higher electron state/bringing it to a higher orbital?

[Reina Robles 2B]

Yep, promotion means that an electron goes to a higher energy orbital. However, the orbital must be empty. So while carbon can promote an electron, nitrogen can’t (none of its p orbitals are empty).

I hope this helps!

[brennayoung]

Does anyone know how promotion figures into electron configuration and the bonding? Like is promotion different than just regular hybridization?

[705198479]

what type of problem deal with promotion? what exactly is this for?