General Chemistry: Atoms First
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Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
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Chapter 5.4, Problem 5.6P
Describe the hybridization of the carbon atom in formaldehyde, H2C═O, and make a rough sketch of the molecule showing the orbitals involved in bonding.
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