4.6.1 - Types of Hybridisation
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What is hybridisation?
💡 Hint: Think about how orbitals mix to form new shapes.
Name an example of sp hybridisation.
💡 Hint: Recall the linear shape.
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What type of hybridisation is involved in BCl3?
💡 Hint: Consider how many orbitals are hybridised.
True or False: sp3 hybridised carbons have bond angles of 120°.
💡 Hint: Think about the shape created.
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Determine the hybridisation of the central atom in SF6 and describe its geometry.
💡 Hint: Count the number of bonds formed with sulfur.
Compare the bond length and energy of a sigma bond versus a pi bond in C2H4.
💡 Hint: Think about how the orientation of orbitals influences bonding.
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