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Hybridization in Organic Chemistry by emmanuel lima is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses hybridization and molecular geometry in organic chemistry. It explains that carbon atoms form hybrid orbitals from atomic s and p orbitals to bond to other atoms. Sp3 hybridization with four hybrid orbitals results in tetrahedral geometry like in methane. Sp2 hybridization with three hybrid orbitals is planar as in ethylene. Sp hybridization with two orbitals is linear as in acetylene. The types of hybridization determine bond lengths and strengths.
- Author
- emmanuel lima
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- EN