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Chapter 2 - Models Of Bonding & Structure

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Chapter 1 - Models Of The Particulate Nature Of Matter

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Chapter 3 - Classification Of Matter

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Chapter 4 - What Drives Chemical Reactions?

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Chapter 5 - How Much, How Fast & How Far?

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Chapter 6 - What Are The Mechanisms Of Chemical Change?

🚀 Quick Overview 
When one 2s and one 2p atomic orbital come together, they do a little dance and merge to form two sp hybrid orbitals. Imagine it as two friends (2s and 2p) coming together to create a power-duo (sp)!

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	<li>Mix 1 x 2s orbital with 1 x 2p orbital.</li>
	<li>This gives us 2 spiffy (get it? sp + spiffy 😜) sp hybrid orbitals.</li>
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Real-world Example 
Imagine you have a chocolate chip and a cookie dough. Mix them together, and you get two chocolate chip cookies. The 2s orbital is like the chocolate chip, the 2p is like the cookie dough, and the sp hybrid orbitals are your two chocolate chip cookies!

<ul>
	<li>These sp orbitals arrange themselves in a straight line, just like two kids holding hands and standing 180&deg; apart from each other.</li>
	<li>Imagine holding a light saber (or a really long ruler) with both hands. The angle between your hands? Yep, that&#39;s 180&deg;!</li>
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	<li>sp hybrid orbitals form &sigma; (sigma) bonds. Think of these as solid, straight handshakes between atoms.</li>
	<li>But wait! There&#39;s more... After forming the sp hybrids, we still have the 2p orbitals (py and pz) left over. Think of these like spare parts after assembling a LEGO set.</li>
	<li>These &#39;spare&#39; py and pz orbitals can form &pi; (pi) bonds. These are a bit like side-hugs between atoms. They happen when the p orbitals on one atom come parallel to the p orbitals on another atom.</li>
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Real-world Example 
When you see two people dancing, one can put their arm around the other&#39;s shoulder (that&#39;s like a &sigma; bond) and then side-to-side (that&#39;s the &pi; bond). So, in the dance of atoms, sp hybrid orbitals lead the &sigma; dance, while the py and pz orbitals groove with the &pi; dance!

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	<li>Refer to&nbsp;a visual representation of the sp hybrid orbitals. It&#39;s like looking at two arrows pointing in opposite directions.</li>
	<li>For the pi bonds formed by py and pz orbitals, It&#39;s like two parallel train tracks, where the trains are the orbitals moving side by side.</li>
</ul>

🌟 Fun Tip: Whenever you think about sp hybridization, imagine two dancers swirling around the dance floor, sometimes holding hands (&sigma; bond) and sometimes moving side by side (&pi; bond).

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Happy Studying and remember, chemistry is all about atomic dance parties! 🎉🕺💃🧪

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