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What determines the preferred direction in which hybrid orbitals are directed in space?
ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureNEET
Options:
  • A The number of hybrid orbitals formed
  • B The type of hybridisation
  • C The type of atoms involved in bonding
  • D The need to maximize electron repulsion
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The type of hybridisation
The preferred direction of hybrid orbitals is determined by the type of hybridisation.

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