Which of the following species uses sp³d hybrid orbitals on the center atom?

Do lone pairs about a central atom affect the hybridization of the central atom? If so, how?

Identify the hybrid orbitals used by antimony in SbCl5 and in SbCl6, the ion formed from the reaction of SbCl5 and Cl. Explain your choices.

7.59 What type of hybrid orbital is generated by combining the valence s orbital and all three valence p orbitals of an atom? How many hybrid orbitals result?

Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, has the formula C9H8O4 and the skeleton structure (a) Complete the Lewis structure and give the number of bonds and bonds in aspirin. (b) What is the hybridization about the CO2H carbon atom (colored blue)? (c) What is the hybridization about the carbon atom in the benzene-like ring that is bonded to an oxygen atom (colored red)? Also, what is the hybridization of the oxygen atom bonded to this carbon atom?

Specify the electron-pair and molecular geometry for each underlined atom in the following list. Describe the hybrid orbital set used by this atom in each molecule or ion. (a) BBr3 (b) CO2 (c) CH2Cl2 (d) CO32

Identify the hybridization of each underlined atom in the following compounds and ions: (a) B_H4 (b) H2C_=C_HC_H3 (c) BCl3

What hybrid orbitals would be expected for the central atom in each of the following molecules or ions?

Give the hybridization of each central atom in the following molecules. (a) cyclohexene (b) phosgene, Cl2CO (c) glycine, H2NC(1)H2C(2)OOH (Note: Numbers in parentheses label each carbon atom.)

Draw the delocalized molecular orbitals for the following molecule. Are both bonds of the triple bond involved in the delocalized orbitals?