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What is meant by Hybridization?


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Hybridization:-

  • Hybridization is a process that can be defined as the combining of two atomic orbitals to create a new hybridized orbital.
  • This type of intermixing of the atomic orbitals results in the formation of new hybridized orbitals that have different energies, shapes, etc,
  • However hybridization occurs between the orbitals that have almost the same energy level.
  • Some types of hybridization are: sp,sp2,sp3,sp3d2

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