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Hi there.
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In this question, we have several sets of hybrid orbitals, and we want to know how many equivalent orbitals are denoted by each symbol.
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So in the first one, we have sp.
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What that means is we have hybridized one s orbital and just one p orbital.
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In other words, that gives us a total of two hybridized orbitals.
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So we have two equivalent orbitals.
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So sp, we have two equivalent orbitals.
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So sp, we have the answer is 2.
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The next one we have is sp2.
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What this tells us is that we've blended together 1s orbital and 2 of the p orbitals.
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So 1 plus 2 gives us 3.
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3 equivalent orbitals will be formed when 1s orbital and 2 p orbitals are blended together.
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The next one is sp 3d.
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So we have sp3d...