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What is the steric number in the context of chemical bonding?
What is the steric number in the context of chemical bonding?
- The sum of lone pairs and bond pairs (correct)
- The number of bond pairs only
- The sum of electrons in the outermost shell
- The number of lone pairs only
Which type of hybridization involves the intermixing of s and p orbitals?
Which type of hybridization involves the intermixing of s and p orbitals?
- sp hybridization (correct)
- dsp3 hybridization
- sp2 hybridization
- sp3 hybridization
How do drago compounds form bonds?
How do drago compounds form bonds?
- By using pure orbitals (correct)
- By transferring electrons
- By sharing lone pairs
- By using hybrid orbitals