Hybridazation
The forces at work are: Electromagnetic: Repulsion of like charges: proton-proton and electron-electron Attraction of unlike charges: proton-electron. Magnetic: Electron spin introduces magnetic forces. Electrons with opposite spins produce opposite magnetic poles. Opposite magnetic poles attract. Opposite spin is required for electrons to occupy the same orbital.
The Energies involved: Electron (orbital) Potential Energy: 2s 2p 3s 3p 3d 4s 4p 1s ENERGY LEVEL
120 o o 90 o 180 o Bond Angles
PxPx PyPy PzPz PxPx PyPy PzPz
Methane building blocks
2s2p x 2p z 2p y 1s sp 3 sp o Promote Hybridize x z y Methane: Carbon
CH 2 O 120 o
2s2p x 2p z 2p y 1s sp 2 sp 2 sp o Hybridized Formaldehyde: Carbon Promoted 120 o Trigonal Planar 2s + 2p x + 2p z
2s2p x 2p z 2p y 1s sp 2 sp 2 sp o Hybridized Formaldehyde: Oxygen 120 o Trigonal Planar Lone Pairs 2s + 2p x + 2p z
Formaldehyde Sigma bond 2 Lone Pairs bond
2s2p x 2p z 2p y 1s sp Promoted Hybridized Hydrogen Cyanide: Carbon 2s + 2p x Linear
2s2p x 2p z 2p y 1s sp Hybridized Hydrogen Cyanide: Nitrogen 2s + 2p x Linear
bond
PCl 5
3s3p x 3p z 3p y 2 Neon 120 o Hybridized Phosphorus Pentachloride: Phosphorus Trigonal Bipyrimidal sp 3 d sp 3 d sp 3 d sp 3 d sp 3 d d xz d yz d xy d x 2 -y 2 d z o 90 o Promoted
sp Hybrid atomic orbitals
sp 2 Hybrid atomic orbitals
sp 3 Hybrid atomic orbitals
Multiple bonds with VB