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Grade 11Mechanics

What is %S character????????????????????????????????????????????

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
percent of s character depends upon whether the given substance is alkanes,alkenes or alkynes. s-character is the contribution of sigma type bond in a hybridization: sp3 = 25% s-character, 75% p-character sp2 = 33% s-character, 66% p-character sp = 50% s-character, 50% p-character The more s-character a bond has, the stronger and shorter the bond is. so an sp-sp bond is strongest, and sp3-sp3 bond is weakest.