hybridization of aluminum carbide

aluminum carbide | orbital hybridization

First draw the structure diagram for aluminum carbide, and for every non-hydrogen atom, count the σ-bonds. Note that double and triple bonds consist of one σ-bond together with one or two π-bonds: For aluminum carbide there are no lone pairs, so the steric number is given by the σ-bond count. Consult the following chart to determine the hybridization from the steric number: steric number | hybridization 2 | sp 3 | sp^2 4 | sp^3 5 | dsp^3 6 | d^2sp^3 7 | d^3sp^3 Now assign the hybridization for each atom: Answer: | |

formula | C_3Al_4 name | aluminum carbide IUPAC name | alumanylidynemethyl-(alumanylidynemethylalumanylidenemethylene)alumane alternate names | alumanylidynemethyl-(alumanylidynemethylalumanylidenemethylene)alumane | alumanylidynemethyl-(alumanylidynemethylalumanylidenemethylidene)alumane mass fractions | Al (aluminum) 75% | C (carbon) 25%