NCERT Exercise 4.24 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Question: What is hybridisation? State shapes of sp, sp2 and sp3 hybrid orbitals.

Answer: Hybridisation is mixing of atomic orbitals of similar energy on the same atom to form equivalent hybrid orbitals. sp: linear, 180 degrees; sp2: trigonal planar, 120 degrees; sp3: tetrahedral, 109.5...

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