CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID ORBITALS

CHARACTERISTICS OF HYBRID ORBITALS

1. THE NUMBER OF HYBRIDISED ORBITALS IS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF PURE ATOMIC ORBITALS WHICH MIX UP.
2. A HYBRID ORBITAL CAN HAVE ONLY TWO ELECTRONS AS THE PURE ATOMIC ORBITALS. THE TWO WLWCTRONS MUST HAVE OPPOSITE SPINS .
3. THE ELECTRON WAVES IN HYBRID ORBITALS REPEL EACH OTHER. SO THEY TEND TO BE AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE.
4. THE HYBRID ORBITALS DISTRIBUTE THEMSELVES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ASSUME THE DIRECTION O THE DOMINATING ORBITALS.