A more electronegative atom/group prefers to occupy that hybrid orbital which has smaller percentage of s-character.(bents rule )How to find s-character in any hybridized orbital
Nikita Singh
8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Pooja
7 Years ago
Dear Student, for instance take ‘sp’ hybridisation ..in this one s and one p is involved so percentage of s is 50% in sp2 .. there is one s and two p .. so 1/3= 3.33% similarly in sp3 .. one s and 3 p..so therefore 1/4= 25%