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Offline A5HLEY

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Bond angles for hybrid orbitals?
« on: November 16, 2007, 12:27:02 PM »
Can anyone tell me what characteristic bond angles are associated with the sp and sp3 hybrid orbitals?



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Re: Bond angles for hybrid orbitals?
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2007, 01:36:03 PM »
sp (alkyne) 180o
sp2 (alkene) 120o (varies with molecular strain)
sp3 (alkane) 109.5o


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