Input interpretation
difluorodimethylsilane | orbital hybridization
Result
First draw the structure diagram for difluorodimethylsilane, 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: Identify those atoms with lone pairs: Find the steric number by adding the lone pair count to the number of σ-bonds: 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: | |
Chemical names and formulas
formula | C_2H_6F_2Si name | difluorodimethylsilane IUPAC name | difluoro-dimethyl-silane alternate names | dimethyldifluorosilane | silane, difluorodimethyl- mass fractions | C (carbon) 25% | F (fluorine) 39.5% | H (hydrogen) 6.29% | Si (silicon) 29.2%