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8.2 Hybrid Atomic Orbitals

The beryllium atom in a gaseous BeCl2 molecule is an example of a central atom with no lone pairs of electrons in a linear arrangement of three atoms. T...

1. Overview

Overview

2. sp Hybridization

sp Hybridization

3. sp2 Hybridization

sp2 Hybridization

4. sp3 Hybridization

sp3 Hybridization

5. sp3d and sp3d2 Hybridization

sp3d and sp3d2 Hybridization

6. Assignment of Hybrid Orbitals to Central Atoms

Assignment of Hybrid Orbitals to Central Atoms

7. Check Yourself

Check Yourself

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