Consider the following molecule. (Lone pairs are not drawn in.)
-What is the hybridization of the nitrogen atom?

Name: Consider the following molecule. (Lone pairs are not drawn in.) -What is the hybridization of the nitrogen atom? A) sp 2 B) d 2 sp 3 C) sp D) sp 3 E) dsp 3
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Consider the following molecule. (Lone pairs are not drawn in.) -What is the hybridization of the nitrogen atom? A) sp² B) d²sp³ C) sp D) sp³ E) dsp³

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Nitrogen has three groups around it (two carbons and one oxygen) and thus requires three orbitals for bonding. The hybridization that corresponds to three hybrid orbitals is sp.

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