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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: