If a molecule has four hybrid sp3 orbitals, it can be concluded that the molecule has a

A. trigonal planar molecular geometry.

B. trigonal planar electron domain geometry.

C. tetrahedral molecular geometry.

D. tetrahedral electron domain geometry.

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If a molecule has four hybrid sp3 orbitals, it can be concluded that the molecule has a

A. trigonal planar molecular geometry.

B. trigonal planar electron domain geometry.

C. tetrahedral molecular geometry.

D. tetrahedral electron domain geometry.

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Kathleen Reilly · Answer 1

If a molecule is found to have four hybrid sp3 then we say that it has a tetrahedral molecular geometry. thsi is the correct term to define this type of molecules. So your option would be C. Hope this is useful

If a molecule has four hybrid sp3 orbitals, it can be concluded that the molecule has aA. trigonal planar molecular geometry.B. trigonal planar electron domain geometry.C. tetrahedral molecular geometry.D. tetrahedral electron domain geometry.

If a molecule has four hybrid sp3 orbitals, it can be concluded that the molecule has a

A. trigonal planar molecular geometry.

B. trigonal planar electron domain geometry.

C. tetrahedral molecular geometry.

D. tetrahedral electron domain geometry.