Hybrid Orbitals
(made from combining s and p orbitals)
You may rotate the images below by holding down the mouse button while dragging the mouse over an image.  The dots represent a surface of constant probability for finding an electron in these hybrid orbitals.  The data files from which these images are built were made by W. R. Salzman, Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona (salzman@ccit.arizona.edu).
Results of 1 2s + 1 2p
Single sp hybrid orbital


A single sp hybrid
sp hybrid orbitals


Both sp hybrids centered on single atom
Results of 1 2s + 2 2p's


Last Update: 4/13/06