Sp2 hybridization involves the combination of one s orbital and two p orbitals to form three new equivalent orbitals, each with 33% s character and 67% p character.
Imagine you're making a smoothie with one banana (s orbital) and two strawberries (p orbitals). After blending, you end up with a smoothie (sp2 hybridized orbital) that has characteristics from both fruits but is now equally mixed throughout.
Pi Bond: A covalent bond formed by sideways overlapping between atomic orbitals.
Sigma Bond: A type of covalent bond where electron density is concentrated along the internuclear axis.
Resonance Structures: Different structures for the same molecule that occur because some molecules can't be represented accurately by just one Lewis structure.
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