Hybridization – mixing of two or more atomic orbitals to form a new set of hybrid orbitals.
1.Mix at least 2 nonequivalent atomic orbitals (e.g. s
and p). Hybrid orbitals have very different shape from original atomic orbitals.
2.Number of hybrid orbitals is equal to number of pure
atomic orbitals used in the
hybridization process.
3.Covalent bonds are formed by:
a.Overlap of hybrid orbitals with atomic orbitals
b.Overlap of hybrid orbitals with other hybrid orbitals