SP3 HYBRIDISATION

STRUCTURES OF SP3 HYBRIDISATION

SP3 HYBRIDISATION

ONE S ORBITAL AND THREE P ORBITALS MIX AND GIVE FOUR INDENTICAL ORBITALS. THIS IS KNOWN AS SP3 HYBRIDISATION. THE FOUR HYBRID ORBITALS ARE ORIENTED TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS OF A REGULAR TETRAUEDRON. THE BOND ANGLE IS 109 DEGREE 28'.

EXAMPLE: METHANE