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nobody
nobody asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 9 years ago

how does sp3 hybridization in oxygen take place? (in water)?

the electronic configuration of oxygen is 1s2 2s2 2p4 which would mean that the 2p orbitals have been filled (1 is doubly filled with electrons while the other 2 are singly filled). then how is one electron from the 2s orbital promoted to the 2p orbital to form 4 sp3 hybrid orbitals?

thanks so much!

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  • bee killer
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Only one 2s2 electron is promoted. That would make 4 orbitals which do not have the same energy. These are then hybridized and now create sp3. These sp3 have four bonding sites. Two of the 4 are taken up with Hydrogen. Using VSEPR theory this creates a bond angle of 104.5 degrees.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hybridization Of Oxygen In Water

    Source(s): https://shrinke.im/a87KE
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