Trick/shortcut to find hybridization of an atom in compound
A Shortcut For Determining The Hybridization Of An Atom In A Molecule Here’s a shortcut for how to determine the hybridization of an atom in a molecule. This will save you a lot of time. Here’s what you do: Look at the atom. Count the number of atoms connected to it (atoms – not bonds!) Count the number of lone pairs attached to it. Add these two numbers together. If it’s 4, your atom is sp 3 . If it’s 3, your atom is sp 2 . If it’s 2, your atom is sp. (If it’s 1, it’s probably hydrogen!) This works in at least 95% of the cases you will see in Org 1. Watch following Lecture for explanation of exampled