Question

Determine the correct hybridizaton (from left to right) about each interior atom in ch2=chch2cl.

Answer 1

Answer: To determine hybridization you count the # of un-bonded PAIR of electrons. Theny you count bonded domains (a double bond still counts as one bonded domain, so does a triple bond). For the first Carbon on top, you see it bonded to 2 oxygens and 1 carbon.However, when you count up the valence electrons that would be present, there is supposed to be 2 more electrons (ONE electron pair) on carbon. To do hybridization you must also be familiar with drawing lewis structures. So when you draw the pair of un-bonded electrons on carbon, you see that there is ONE un-bonded electron pair, and THREE bonded domains. ONE plus THREE = FOUR. so that would be sp3.