Given that the atomic orbitals used to form hybrids are normalized to 1 and mutually orthogonal, (a)

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Given that the atomic orbitals used to form hybrids are normalized to 1 and mutually orthogonal,

(a) Show that the two tetrahedral hybrids h1 = s + px + py + pz and h3 = s - px = py - pz are orthogonal.

(b) Construct the remaining two tetrahedral hybrids that are orthogonal to these two hybrids.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

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Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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