sp hybridization
Two orbital mixing
Sp hybridization is a model in chemistry describing how atomic orbitals combine to form new hybrid orbitals arranged in a straight line, 180 degrees apart.
This configuration explains the linear geometry of molecules like carbon dioxide and acetylene, where a carbon atom forms two bonds pointing in opposite directions.
The "sp" indicates one s orbital mixing with one p orbital.
- linearArranged in straight succession
- acetyleneFlammable welding fuel
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
- 180 degreesAngle of a straight line
- sigmaEighteenth Greek letter
pi · carbon · alkyne · orbital · electron · geometry · CO2 · bonding · lobe · nitrile · hydrogen cyanide · beryllium · overlap · molecular · valence · rod-shaped · terminal · unsaturated
- chemical bondingcovalent bonds, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, double bonds, single bonds
- Alkynesacetylene, alkyne, triple bond, terminal alkyne