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Orbital Hybridization – sp²

by Corinth

Description

The carbon atom has four valence electrons located in 2s and 2p orbitals. During the hybridization of sp², two p-orbitals with one s-orbital will hybridize to form three hybrid orbitals sp² (one non-hybrid p-orbit). The axes of the hybrid orbital sp² points to the top of the regular triangle, the axis of the non-hybrid p-orbital being perpendicular to it.