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21 February, 19:43

What type of orbital do the lone pair electrons on oxygen occupy in ethanol?

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  1. 21 February, 20:05
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    I think the appropriate orbital is the sp3 orbital. In ethanol the two C-H sigma bond are formed from overlap of carbon sp hybrid orbitals with hydrogen 1s atomic orbitals. The carbon-carbon sigma bond is formed from overlap of an sp3 orbital on each C atom. Thus Ethanol has 2 (4) + 6 (1) + 6 = 20 e-. the two C atoms and the O atom are sp3 hybridized
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