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- Carbon contains four valence electrons, each in a different orbital (by Hund's Rule). The Lewis structure of carbon is given in equation (1).
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- A hydrogen atom forms four bonds by hybridizing a single s (2s) and three p (2p) orbitals.
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- Example:
- In the above situation, what type of hybridization occurs?
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- Methane contains four sigma bonds and must therefore have four orbitals.
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