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  • 04-09-2019
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the carbon atom in CO exhibits a lone pair. in what type of atomic orbital does this lone pair on C reside?

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  • 07-09-2019

Answer:

sp atomic orbital

Explanation:

CO has a triple bond, which is composed of one sigma bond and two pi bonds. Pi bonds are formed using one p orbital from each atom, so the carbon atom must have two unhybridized p orbitals in order to form two pi bonds. The other s and p orbitals that it has are hybridized together to form two sp orbitals. One of the sp orbitals is used in the sigma bond and the other holds the lone pair.

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