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🧬 Orbital Hybridization: How Atoms Reshape Their Electron Clouds to Bond

Explore how atomic s and p orbitals mix mathematically into sp3, sp2, and sp hybrid orbitals, explaining the real geometry and bond angles of molecules like methane, ethylene, and acetylene.

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This simulator shows how atomic s and p orbitals mathematically combine into sp3, sp2, and sp hybrid orbitals, and how that mixing produces the tetrahedral, trigonal-planar, and linear geometries seen in real molecules like methane, ethylene, and acetylene.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

🎮 How to Use

Select a hybridization type to watch the atomic orbitals merge into hybrid orbitals in real time, then rotate the resulting molecule to inspect the bond angles and any leftover unhybridized p orbitals forming pi bonds.

💡 Did You Know?

The tetrahedral bond angle of roughly 109.5 degrees found throughout sp3 chemistry is the exact angle that maximizes the distance between four points arranged around a central point in three dimensions.

⚙ Under the hood

Explore how atomic s and p orbitals mix mathematically into sp3, sp2, and sp hybrid orbitals, explaining the real geometry and bond angles of molecules like methane, ethylene, and acetylene.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install