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sp Hybridization
Orbital Energy-Level Diagrams For Isolated and Bonded Be
The left orbital energy-level diagram shows both electrons of Be in the 2s orbital. The right energy-level diagrams shows sp hybridized orbitals on Be in the linear BeCl2 molecule. Each of the two sp hybrid orbitals holds one electron and is thus half filled and available for bonding via overlap with a Cl 3p orbital.
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