Question

What is the hybridization around the O atom?

Answer 1

Your answer is......... with little bit explains....and read correctly.......The nitrogen is sp3 hybridized which means that it has four sp3 hybrid orbitals. Two of the sp3 hybridized orbitals overlap with s orbitals from hydrogens to form the two N-H sigma bonds. One of the sp3 hybridized orbitals overlap with an sp3 hybridized orbital from carbon to form the C-N sigma bond. The lone pair electrons on the nitrogen are contained in the last sp3 hybridized orbital. Due to the sp3 hybridization the nitrogen has a tetrahedral geometry. However, the H-N-H and H-N-C bonds angles are less than the typical 109.5o due to compression by the lone pair electrons.