NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What is a key characteristic of hybridised orbitals in terms of their energy and shape?
Options
- AThey have different energies and shapes.
- BThey have equivalent energies but different shapes.
- CThey have equivalent energies and shapes.
- DThey have different energies but equivalent shapes.
Correct answer
C. They have equivalent energies and shapes.
Step-by-step solution
The hybridised orbitals are always equivalent in energy and shape.