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posted by  lekaiser on 9/12/2008 8:55:53 PM  |  status: Closed  

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I have a problem understanding the hybridization of CH3-CH=NH. I said that the first carbon was Sp3 and the 2nd carbon Sp2. Finally the nitrogen atom Sp1 but my teacher said that i'm wrong. Can somebody help me out with this?
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posted by Nicholas(MND) on 9/12/2008 10:09:11 PM  |  status: Live
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first carbon was Sp3 and the 2nd carbon Sp2 and nitrogen is also Sp2 since only one double bond is present on nitrogen it needs one unhybridized p-orbital to form it.
 
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posted by vsiddhardha on 9/13/2008 8:41:36 AM  |  status: Live
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sp2 for nitrogen

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