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The hybrid orbital in sp2 hybridization that falls along the y-axis will have the coefficients a, b, c in the expression ap, + bopx + cPpy as:

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Chapter9: Covalent Bonding: Orbitals

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 66AE: Give the expected hybridization for the molecular structures illustrated in the previous question.

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