Chemistry (7th Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.10A
APPLY 8.10 Describe the hybridization of the carbon atom in the hydrogen cyanide mole cule, H — C = N, and make a rough sketch to show the hybrid orbitals it uses for bonding.
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