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13 March, 09:29

How many atomic orbitals of each type mix to form hybrid orbitals of the central atom in cl2o?

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  1. 13 March, 09:41
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    In here Oxygen is the central atom. It makes two bonds with Cl and has two lone pairs. Since, the shape is bent and the hybridization is sp3. Molecular geometry is a bit dissimilar from hybridization. Hybridization is reliant on the number of bonds and lone pairs. Since O has two bonds with Cl, its hybridization is sp3. It is like is this: 1 lone pair/bond = s. 2 lone pairs/bond = sp 3 lone pairs/bonds = sp2, etc. molecular geometry, you count the number of bonds and lone pairs. This has two bonds and 2 lone pairs so if they were all bonds, the molecule would be tetrahedral.
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