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Hybrid orbitals are invoked in order to enable formation of a bonds, whose geometry
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in turn defines the geometry of the molecule. In the case of carbon sp and sp hybrids, for
example, this leaves one and two unused p orbitals, respectively. In both cases, the
remaining pure p orbitals allow formation of multiple bonds with neighboring atoms via
π bonds (Fig. 2e and f).
