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What mode of hybridization is associated with each of the five common electron domain geometries?

Answer 1

The hybridization uses first #s# orbitals, then #p# orbitals, and finally #d# orbitals.

We can classify the electron geometries according to the #"AX"_n# system, and the total number of orbitals used is equal to #n#.

#"AX"_2# = linear = #sp# hybridization
#"AX"_3# = trigonal planar = #sp^2# hybridization
#"AX"_4# = tetrahedral = #sp^3# hybridization
#"AX"_5# = trigonal bipyramidal = #sp^3d# hybridization
#"AX"_6# = octahedral = #sp^3d^2# hybridization

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Answer 2

Nolan Allen

Sure, here are the hybridization modes for the five common electron domain geometries:

Linear: sp
Trigonal planar: sp2
Tetrahedral: sp3
Trigonal bipyramidal: sp3d
Octahedral: sp3d2

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