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MCAT Chemistry Hybridization Review for sp3 sp2 and sp

October 25, 2014 By Leah4sci 7 Comments

Before you can really understand molecular and electronic geometries, you need to have a strong understand of why and how atomic hybridization occurs. The videos below are taken from my Organic Chemistry Basics tutorial series to help you make sense of sp3, sp2, and sp hybridization.

Once mastered you'll find the MCAT Chemistry: Electronic and Molecular Geometry series easier to understand.

Start Here: Sp3 Hybridization

Then Continue Here: sp2 and sp Hybridization

Comfortable with Hybridization?

You're now ready to study electronic and molecular geometries

 

Filed Under: MCAT Chemistry Tagged With: hybridization, mcat chemistry, sp, sp2, sp3

Comments

  1. Ana says

    May 12, 2017 at 10:58 am

    Hi Leah,
    I am confused by the number of sp2. I keep counting 12, but you mentioned there’s 11. I feel like I didn’t understand a part of the resonance structure.
    Thanks,
    Ana

    Reply
    • Ana says

      May 12, 2017 at 10:59 am

      (In regards to the Cocaine structure towards the end of the video)

      Reply
  2. ghazan ali khan says

    March 19, 2017 at 11:45 am

    if carbon is bonded to 4 other atoms by sp3 hybridization then under certain condition it is changed into carbocation having sp2 hybridization what happened to orbital which is sp3 hybridized and now sp2 hybridized how hybridization changes from sp3 to sp2 please ans briefly

    Reply
  3. Sbardale@ucla.edu says

    November 26, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Thanks so much ❤️️

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      December 29, 2016 at 4:39 pm

      You’re welcome!!

      Reply
  4. Kendall Russo says

    June 7, 2015 at 8:10 pm

    Thank you for your time and effort into this website and your videos. I truly appreciate it!

    Reply
    • Leah4sci says

      June 8, 2015 at 10:46 am

      Thank you Kendall. Are you taking a summer orgo course?

      Reply

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