Question

What is hybridisation ? Explain ${sp}^3$ hybridisation with an example.

Answer 1

Hybridization is the process of intermixing of orbitals of slight different energies so as to redistribute there energies so as to form new orbitals of equivalent energy and shape. In $s{p}^3$ hybridization it involves the mixing of one s orbital and three p orbitals of equal energy to give a new hybrid orbital known as $s{p}^3$. A mixture of s and p orbitals formed is in tetrahedral symmetry and is maintained at an angl of ${109}^o{28}^{\prime \prime }$.E.g $C{H}_4$.