3-14 Use valence bond theory to explain molecular geometry

3-14-1. What type of orbital hybridization explains the linear electronic geometry around an atom with a steric number of 2?
A. sp
B. sp²
C. sp³
D. sp³d
E. sp³d²



3-14-2. What is the hybridization of the valence orbitals of the carbon atom in the structure below?
A. sp
B. sp²
C. sp³
D. sp³d




3-14-3. In the structure below, the sigma bond between which two atoms is due to an sp²-to-sp² overlap?
A. C and O
B. C and N
C. N and H



3-14-4. In the structure below, which of these bonds is the longest?
A. the C-C bond
B. the C=C bond
C. the C-H bond



3-14-ALD. Consider the Lewis structure of methylisothiocyanate. State the hybridization of the indicated carbon atom.
A. sp³
B. sp
C. sp²
D. sp³d