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Drag and drop the appropriate labels to identify the orbital overlaps in the CH$_2$NH molecule. H H H ?: C(sp$^2$) - H(1s) ?: C(sp$^3$) - N(sp$^3$) ?: C(sp$^3$) - H(1s) ?: C(2p) - N(2p) ?: N(sp$^2$) - H(1s) ?: N(sp$^3$) - H(1s) ?: C(sp$^2$) - N(sp$^2$) ?: C(sp$^2$) - N(sp$^2$) lone pair on N(sp$^2$) lone pair on N(sp$^3$) Check

          Drag and drop the appropriate labels to identify the orbital overlaps in the CH$_2$NH molecule.
H
H
H
?: C(sp$^2$) - H(1s)
?: C(sp$^3$) - N(sp$^3$)
?: C(sp$^3$) - H(1s)
?: C(2p) - N(2p)
?: N(sp$^2$) - H(1s)
?: N(sp$^3$) - H(1s)
?: C(sp$^2$) - N(sp$^2$)
?: C(sp$^2$) - N(sp$^2$)
 lone pair on N(sp$^2$)
 lone pair on N(sp$^3$)
Check

Drag and drop the appropriate labels to identify the orbital overlaps in the CH2NH molecule.
H
H
H
?: C(sp^2) - H(1s)
?: C(sp^3) - N(sp^3)
?: C(sp^3) - H(1s)
?: C(2p) - N(2p)
?: N(sp^2) - H(1s)
?: N(sp^3) - H(1s)
?: C(sp^2) - N(sp^2)
?: C(sp^2) - N(sp^2)
lone pair on N(sp^2)
lone pair on N(sp^3)
Check

Added by Gary R.

Chemistry: Structure and Properties

Nivaldo Tro 2nd Edition

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Solved by Expert Madhur L

Step 1

In CH2NH (H2C=NH) the carbon in the double bond is sp2 (it makes two C–H σ bonds and one C–N σ plus one π), and the nitrogen is also sp2 (it makes a σ to C, a σ to H, and has one lone pair in an sp2 orbital). Show more…

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