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What is one of the salient features of hybridisation?

Options

  1. AHybrid orbitals are not equivalent in energy.
  2. BThe number of hybrid orbitals is different from the number of atomic orbitals that get hybridised.
  3. CHybrid orbitals are less effective in forming stable bonds than pure atomic orbitals.
  4. DThe number of hybrid orbitals is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that get hybridised.

Correct answer

D. The number of hybrid orbitals is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that get hybridised.

Step-by-step solution

One of the features of hybridisation is that the number of hybrid orbitals is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that get hybridised.

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