Question
Give three points of difference between hybrid orbitals and molecular orbitals ?
Solution
Three points of difference are:
| Hybrid orbitals | Molecular orbitals |
| 1. Valence atomic orbitals are involved. | 1. All orbitals are involved. |
| 2. Atomic orbitals of one atom are used in the formation of hybrid orbitals. | 2. Atomic orbitals of two or more atoms are involved in the formation of molecular orbitals. |
| 3. Hybrid orbitals are of equal energy. | 3. Molecular orbitals are of different energies. |
