The tutorial found on Valence and crystal structure
You say that the hybridization for tetrahedral is \(s^2p^2\)
This is incorrect the hybridization is \(sp^3\)
Additionally, the following image is incorrect:
Though it does get the final hybridization right, it is missing the \(P_z\) orbital and the s orbital is incorrect. There is no dimensionallity to s. It is always a sphere centered at the origin.
For example the image below shows the 1s and 2s orbitals:
A more proper hybridization image (albeit it leaves out the antibonding orbirals but those are not really relevant here):
You say that the hybridization for tetrahedral is \(s^2p^2\)
This is incorrect the hybridization is \(sp^3\)
Additionally, the following image is incorrect:
Though it does get the final hybridization right, it is missing the \(P_z\) orbital and the s orbital is incorrect. There is no dimensionallity to s. It is always a sphere centered at the origin.
For example the image below shows the 1s and 2s orbitals:
A more proper hybridization image (albeit it leaves out the antibonding orbirals but those are not really relevant here):