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Grade 6Organic Chemistry

What is the meaning of SP3 hybrid orbital and explain the three types of hybrid orbitals

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4 Years agoGrade 6
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4 Years ago
Sp3   hydridisation is achieved when the geometry of lone pairs and bond pair electron around a perticular atom is tetrahedral in shape . It has 25% s character and 75% p character .  
There are few more types of hydridisation :
-sp
-sp2
-sp3
-dsp2
-sp3d2