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What is sp3 hybridization?
What is sp3 hybridization?
- The mixing of one 2s orbital and one 2p orbital to create two hybrid orbitals
- The mixing of one 2s orbital and four 2p orbitals to create five hybrid orbitals
- The mixing of one 2s orbital and two 2p orbitals to create three hybrid orbitals
- The mixing of one 2s orbital and three 2p orbitals to create four hybrid orbitals (correct)
How many p orbitals are involved in sp3 hybridization?
How many p orbitals are involved in sp3 hybridization?
- Four
- Three (correct)
- One
- Two
What is the mathematical representation of sp3 hybrid orbitals?
What is the mathematical representation of sp3 hybrid orbitals?
- 0.5(ψ2s - ψ2px - ψ2py + ψ2pz)
- 0.5(ψ2s - ψ2px + ψ2py - ψ2pz)
- 0.5(ψ2s + ψ2px + ψ2py + ψ2pz) (correct)
- 0.5(ψ2s + ψ2px - ψ2py - ψ2pz)
What does the term 'sp3 hybridization' refer to?
What does the term 'sp3 hybridization' refer to?
What is the total number of hybrid orbitals created through sp3 hybridization?
What is the total number of hybrid orbitals created through sp3 hybridization?
Who first proposed the plum pudding model of the atom?
Who first proposed the plum pudding model of the atom?
What did the plum pudding model attempt to account for?
What did the plum pudding model attempt to account for?
What did J. J. Thomson call the negatively charged subatomic particles in the plum pudding model?
What did J. J. Thomson call the negatively charged subatomic particles in the plum pudding model?
What analogy did the plum pudding model use to describe the arrangement of charges in an atom?
What analogy did the plum pudding model use to describe the arrangement of charges in an atom?
What significant discovery had not yet been made at the time of J. J. Thomson's proposal of the plum pudding model?
What significant discovery had not yet been made at the time of J. J. Thomson's proposal of the plum pudding model?
What did J. J. Thomson's plum pudding model attempt to explain?
What did J. J. Thomson's plum pudding model attempt to explain?
What term did J. J. Thomson use to refer to the negatively charged subatomic particles in the plum pudding model?
What term did J. J. Thomson use to refer to the negatively charged subatomic particles in the plum pudding model?
What did G. J. Stoney coin the name 'electrons' for in 1891?
What did G. J. Stoney coin the name 'electrons' for in 1891?
What analogy did the plum pudding model use to describe the arrangement of charges in an atom?
What analogy did the plum pudding model use to describe the arrangement of charges in an atom?
What significant discovery had been made prior to J. J. Thomson's proposal of the plum pudding model?
What significant discovery had been made prior to J. J. Thomson's proposal of the plum pudding model?
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