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F|4m3s Ru|3 · 01-12-2004, 11:44 PM

Stryker what I need to know is how the orbitals hybridize. I know that the H2O has two bonds to and two electron pairs so it is sp3. What I dont know is how the O orbitals change from its original 2p 2s orbitals to the hybridized ones. Does it just involve a change in energy to make them all equal or what?

Edit: My teacher told us that the hybridization theory was flawed he just told us not to worry. So if you can just explain the bare basics it would be appreciated! biggrin:

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F\|4m3s Ru\|3 is Offline Member Posts: 52 Join Date: Jan 2004	01-12-2004, 11:44 PM Stryker what I need to know is how the orbitals hybridize. I know that the H2O has two bonds to and two electron pairs so it is sp3. What I dont know is how the O orbitals change from its original 2p 2s orbitals to the hybridized ones. Does it just involve a change in energy to make them all equal or what? Edit: My teacher told us that the hybridization theory was flawed he just told us not to worry. So if you can just explain the bare basics it would be appreciated! biggrin: