What is the name of the hybrid orbitals used by sulfur in scl2? express your answer in condensed form in order of increasing orbital energy as a string without blank space between orbitals. for example, sp2d2 should be entered as sp^2d^2?

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Paige Best

17 July, 08:41

What is the name of the hybrid orbitals used by sulfur in scl2? express your answer in condensed form in order of increasing orbital energy as a string without blank space between orbitals. for example, sp2d2 should be entered as sp^2d^2?

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Dominique Owens · Answer 1

sp³

Explanation:

The Lewis structure of SCl₂ is shown below.

The central S atom has two lone pairs and two bonding pairs, for four electron groups.

VSEPR theory predicts that the electron geometry is tetrahedral.

This corresponds to the use of sp³ hybrid orbitals.