# of Lone Pairs
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of Bonded Atoms
Hybridization
Examples
2
3
4
5
6
sp
sp2
sp3
sp3d
sp3d2
BeCl2
BF3
CH4, NH3, H2O
PCl5
SF6
How do I predict the hybridization of the central atom?
1.Write
the Lewis structure.
2.Count
the number of lone pairs AND the number of atoms bonded to the central atom