Explain why a carbon atom cannot form five bonds using sp3d hybrid orbitals. Describe the effect that non-bonding electron pairs might have on the molecular geometry. Use water as the example. How well does valence bond theory agree with the experimentally measure...
Explain the bonding and shape of ethyne, C2H2, using the hybridization theory. For single bonds between similar types of atoms, how does the strength of the bond relate to the size of the atoms? Explain. Why do we hybridize atomic orbitals to explain the b...