Worksheet 14 - Hybridization With Answers Page 3
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5In atoms with n=3 or larger, the d orbitals can also be hybridized. In molecules with five
molecular orbitals, five atomic orbitals are mixed:
_d_ + _s_ + _p_ + _p_ + _p_
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This will give trigonal bipyramidal geometry and is called dsp
hybridization.
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Finally, molecules with octahedral geometry, will have __
__ molecular orbitals. This
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d
sp
hybridization is called __
______ .
Shown below is a portion of the chart from Worksheet 13. Fill in the hybridization for
each of the compounds.
compound
bonds
lone
geometry
shape
hybridization
pairs
bonds + lone pairs = 6
2
3
d
sp
SF
6
0
octahedral
octahedral
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bonds + lone pairs = 4
3
sp
NH
3
1
tetrahedral
trigonal
3
pyramidal
bonds + lone pairs = 6
2
3
-
d
sp
ICl
4
2
octahedral
square
4
planar
bonds + lone pairs = 4
3
sp
CF
4
0
tetrahedral
tetrahedral
4
bonds + lone pairs = 3
2
sp
SO
3
0
trigonal
trigonal
3
planar
planar
bonds + lone pairs = 5
3
dsp
SF
4
1
trigonal
seesaw
4
bipyramidal
bonds + lone pairs = 2
sp
CO
2
0
linear
linear
2
bonds + lone pairs = 4
3
sp
H
O
2
2
tetrahedral
V-shaped
2
bonds + lone pairs = 3
2
-
sp
NO
2
1
trigonal
V-shaped
2
planar
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