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I just took the OAT online practice test from the ADA website....one of the questions is, "What is the hybridization of a Nitrogen atom if it forms 2 sigma and 2 pi bonds?"
sp, sp2, or sp3?
Here is my rationalization...It can either have 2 double bonds attached to it or it can have a triple bond and a single bond. Either way it would be sp. But their answer says sp3...any ideas why?
Thanks.
sp, sp2, or sp3?
Here is my rationalization...It can either have 2 double bonds attached to it or it can have a triple bond and a single bond. Either way it would be sp. But their answer says sp3...any ideas why?
Thanks.