Answer to Question #5338 in Inorganic Chemistry for Jun Wang

Question #5338
what is the hybridization of Se :
1. Li and Se (Li20)
2. Se and O (SeO)

hey, my answer for this is SP3 , and sp2, and it was wrong !
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Expert's answer
2012-08-09T08:22:48-0400
For SeO it is sp3,cause Se are both sp3 hybridized, because they are tetrahedrons, therefore comprising of four hybrid orbitals (3 p's, 1 s (sp3)).
and for Li2Se I think it is sp3d3

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