For example, the ground state of a neutral carbon atom could be notated as:
[He][↑↓]2s[↑|↑|]2p
I know s orbitals are shaped like spheres so the two electrons in the s orbital should probably form a spherical shape.
But how should the electrons in the p orbitals be distributed?
I think in the end result a neutral carbon atom is either shaped in a trigonal-planar arrangement or a linear arrangement.
So do hybrid orbitals exist in unbonded molecules? What would they look like?
I think this would have interesting results for collisions between atoms and how probable certain reactions are.
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