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hybridisation

  • a theory that is used to explain certain molecular geometries that would not have been possible otherwise

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sp3 hybridisation

  • refers to the mixing character of one 2s-orbital and three 2p-orbitals to create 4 hybrid orbitals with similar characteristics

  • all 4 orbitals are delocalised and can house 2 electrons

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sp hybridisation

  • One of the 2s electrons is first promoted to the empty 2p orbital

  • Now the hybridisation takes place only with occupied orbitals, and the result is a pair of sp hybrid orbitals. The two remaining p orbitals do not hybridise and remain unoccupied

  • linear in shape

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sp2 hybridisation

  • First, a paired 2s electron is promoted to the empty 2py orbital

  • This is followed by hybridisation of the three occupied orbitals to form a set of three sp2 hybrids, leaving the 2pz orbital unhybridised

  • trigonal planar in shape

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pi bond

  • occurs when two atomic orbitals overlap side-to-side

  • This type of bond is weaker than a sigma bond

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double bond

  • consists of 1 sigma and 1 pi bond

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triple bond

  • consists of 1 sigma and 2 pi bonds