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What is Hybridisation?

Hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals with different shapes and energies suitable for bonding. sp hybridisation produces two linear orbitals (as in acetylene), sp² produces three trigonal planar orbitals (as in ethylene), and sp³ produces four tetrahedral orbitals (as in methane). Hybridisation explains observed molecular geometries.

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What is Hybridisation?

Hybridisation (or hybridization) is the concept of mixing atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals with different shapes and energies suitable for bonding. sp hybridisation produces two linear orbitals (as in acetylene), sp² produces three trigonal planar orbitals (as in ethylene), and sp³ produces four tetrahedral orbitals (as in methane). Hybridisation explains observed molecular geometries.

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Haber Process N₂ + 3H₂ ⇌ 2NH₃ | ΔH = −92 kJ/mol Hafnium Hf Half Cell Half Life Half-Cell E = E° − (RT/nF)lnQ Half-Life A(t) = A₀e^(−λt); t½ = ln2/λ Half-Reaction Halide X⁻ (e.g., F⁻, Cl⁻, Br⁻, I⁻) Halogen F₂, Cl₂, Br₂, I₂, At; Group 17; ns²np⁵ valence configuration Halogenation C-X + Cl₂/Br₂ (hv or AlCl₃) → C-X(halogen); EAS or radical pathway Halogens Hard Acid Hard acid: small, highly charged, low polarisability (e.g., H⁺, Mg²⁺, Al³⁺)

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