If the HCOO- Ion Is Described Using Delocalized Electrons, Why

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the HCOO- ion is described using delocalized electrons, why can the oxygen atoms not have sp3 hybrids?

• A) There must be an unhybridized p orbital to form the pi bond system.
• B) The s orbital must be unhybridized to form the pi bond system.
• C) There is no hybridization in systems with delocalized electrons.
• D) Molecular orbital theory does not include hybridization.
• E) The four lobes repel each other too strongly.

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