If you have an organic molecule, what is the hybridization of a H attached to a C with a single bond?
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Feb 18, 2016
Hydrogen never hybridizes. It's impossible because it only has one electron, so it can never make more than one bond in normal molecules. It can only contribute a
Hydrogen has been known to make hydride bridges in, for instance,
But regardless, something like
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