For each statement, indicate whether it is true or false. (a) The greater the orbital overlap in

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For each statement, indicate whether it is true or false. 

(a) The greater the orbital overlap in a bond, the weaker the bond. 

(b) The greater the orbital overlap in a bond, the shorter the bond. 

(c) To create a hybrid orbital, you could use the s orbital on one atom with a p orbital on another atom. 

(d) Nonbonding electron pairs cannot occupy a hybrid orbital.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

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Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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