Question

What is the first thing you need to know to use the hybridization theory?

• A. The number of valence electrons in the participating atoms.
• B. The number of total electrons in the participating atoms.
• C. Where the element lies on the periodic table.
• D. How many of each molecule are being made.
• E. The valence bond theory.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The number of valence electrons in the participating atoms.

(A): The number of valence electrons in the participating atoms are required to know to use the hybridization theory. Hybridization theory: The intermixing of two or more pure atomic orbitals of an atom with almost same energy to give same number of identical and degenerate new type of orbitals is known as hybridization.