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An orbital is a one-electron wavefunction, usually derived by solving the Schrodinger equation. This tag applies to questions about all forms of orbitals; additionally, questions about the construction and properties of molecular orbitals should be tagged with [molecular-orbital-theory].

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Why can't lone pairs remain in unhybridised orbitals?

My question is why can't they remain in unhybridised orbitals. …
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Energy of orbitals under a crystal field

It is shown in octahedral crystal field splitting that both the $e_g$ orbitals have equal energy. But how can that be possible ? …
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Why are covalent bonds directional?

Is it because of the orientation/directional properties of the overlapping orbitals? …
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