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Offline Sally1043

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S-p mixing
« on: April 21, 2018, 04:45:33 PM »
Can anyone tell me if sp mixing takes place in BN- and C2?

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Re: S-p mixing
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2018, 07:45:49 AM »
What do you mean with mixing. In -C=C-  Both carbon atoms are sp-hybridisized.
In B=N| - nitrogen and boron are also sp-hybridisized.

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Re: S-p mixing
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2018, 07:52:18 AM »
So I was asked to write MO diagram for those two. And there was a hint saying don’t forget sp mixing. There were two diagrams, the first one was normal but in second one pi orbital was first followed by second sigma orbital. So which one should I have written

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