NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Why do the sp hybrid orbitals provide more effective overlapping?
Options
- ABecause they have a random orientation.
- BBecause they have the same lobe orientation.
- CBecause they have opposite lobe orientations.
- DCannot be determined.
Correct answer
C. Because they have opposite lobe orientations.
Step-by-step solution
The sp hybrid orbitals provide more effective overlapping because they have projecting positive lobes and very small negative lobes with opposite orientations.