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Orbital Hybridization
« on: September 07, 2006, 06:46:46 PM »
Hello,
In class we went over this question:
If a carbon forms on sp6 orbital (i.e. 1/7s and 6/7p just as sp3 is 1/4s and 3/4p) what is the hybridization of the other three equivalent orbitals?

While answering the question a student went up and started doing some sort of equation that involved fractions. The student subtracted 7/7 s and 21/7p from 1/7s and 6/7p getting 6/7s and 15/7p which came to an answer of 2/7s and 5/7p or s2p5.

My question is how did they get these numbers? I tried asking but they moved on (and this was office hour). I want to fully understand what it is exactly that they are doing here.
Thank you
Erica

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Re: Orbital Hybridization
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2006, 09:15:52 AM »
what !!!  :o
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If a carbon forms on sp6 orbital (i.e. 1/7s and 6/7p just as sp3 is 1/4s and 3/4p) what is the hybridization of the other three equivalent orbitals?
I don't know about this hybridization of carbon !  :-[  As I know, A carbon have three the hybride states, not more !  ::)
You can give a example of the case in which the carbon form on sp6 orbital ?
thanks a lot !!   ;)
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Re: Orbital Hybridization
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2006, 11:27:28 AM »
sp6?  I thought it only went as far as sp3d2.

Never heard of sp6 carbon.  There is only sp, sp2, and sp3.

There's only 3 p orbitals to mix!
« Last Edit: October 05, 2006, 11:47:19 AM by k.V. »

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