Introduction to Hybridization of Atomic Orbits

Introduction to Hybridization of Atomic OrbitsEven though the interrelationship between molecular orbital systems and atomic orbitals is not yet completely understood, it is clear that molecular orbital structures as well as atomic orbitals will form a major part of a course that deals with organic chemistry. That is one of the advantages of teaching the theory of organic chemistry at a college or university.The study of organic chemistry would be incomplete without an understanding of the methods by which it is performed. In particular, students would do well to understand the role played by hybridization of atomic orbitals, and how it provides insight into various aspects of organic chemistry.When you think about it, the chemical bond can be thought of as the result of a rearrangement of molecular orbital symmetry. Specifically, the bond is considered to occur when two atomic orbitals are bonded to each other. In other words, one atomic orbital is replaced by another.However, one m istake that may be made is to think that the mechanical bond, in the form of hydrogen bonding, is always present. In fact, other bonding structures are frequently seen.While it is true that a molecular orbital structure can result from hybridization of atomic orbitals, one important point should be noted. The bonding, which results from the hybridization of orbitals, is an atomic orbital structure that is a chemical bond, but one that has been replaced by a molecular orbital structure.This is an important aspect of this theory, and it has a fundamental difference from the traditional concepts of molecular orbital structure. One major example of this is the fact that the molecular orbital plane is not a circle, but instead an ellipse.Hybridization allows molecular orbitals to be replaced by molecular orbital structures, which can be seen to be different in many ways. Thus, the use of the terms 'atomic orbital'molecular orbital' are appropriate when referring to this theory, as they d escribe the same process.