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Intro to atomic orbital hybridization and why it's needed

Intro to atomic orbital hybridization and why it's needed

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Intro to atomic orbital hybridization and why it's needed

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How do atomic orbitals become molecular orbitals?
Linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO).

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Intro to atomic orbital hybridization and why it's needed

4 min

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sp3 hybridization and sigma bonding in methane

8 min

SP2 hybridization and pi bonds in ethene

7 min

SP hybridization in ethyne and bond enthalpy comparisons

7 min

Valence bond theory recap and intro to molecular orbital theory

3 min

Building a molecular orbital diagram for O2

9 min

Calculating bond order and identifying lone pairs using MO diagrams

7 min

Building and analyzing the MO diagram for fluorine (F2)

7 min