Question

What is the angle formed between the large lobes of the three sp2 hybrid orbitals?

Answer 1

`120^(\circ)`

Step-by-step explanation:

In
`sp^(2)`, hybridization, the hybridization of one s and one p takes place where one p orbital is unhybridized, the intermixing of the orbitals take place such that 3 identical hybrid orbitals having the same amount of energy are formed.

The electronic repulsion in between these hybrid orbitals is minimum and possess a trigonal planar geometry with the angle between the orbital being
`120^(\circ)`