Hybridization in Organic Compounds

What is hybridization in organic chemistry?

• Hybridization refers to the combination of two different elements in organic chemistry.

• Hybridization is the term used to describe the separation of a mixture into its individual components in organic chemistry.

• Hybridization in organic chemistry is the mixing of atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals suitable for bonding.

• Hybridization is the process of converting a liquid into a gas in organic chemistry.

How many hybrid orbitals are formed in sp^3 hybridization?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 2

Give an example of a molecule that exhibits sp^2 hybridization.

• Water (H2O)

• Methane (CH4)

• Acetylene (C2H2)

• Ethylene (C2H4)

Explain the concept of pi bonds in hybridized orbitals.

• Pi bonds are formed by the overlap of s orbitals in hybridized orbitals.

• Pi bonds are created by the head-to-head overlap of unhybridized p orbitals.

• Pi bonds are only present in sp3 hybridized orbitals.

• Pi bonds are formed by the side-to-side overlap of unhybridized p orbitals in addition to the sigma bonds formed by the hybridized orbitals.

What is the difference between sp^3, sp^2, and sp hybridization?

• sp^3 involves 3 s orbitals and 1 p orbital

• The difference is in the number of s orbitals involved

• The difference lies in the number of atomic orbitals combined: sp^3 involves 1 s and 3 p orbitals, sp^2 involves 1 s and 2 p orbitals, and sp involves 1 s and 1 p orbital.

• sp^2 involves 2 s orbitals and 2 p orbitals