Is it possible to hybridize 'f' orbitals? What would they look like?

Subject: Is it possible to hybridize 'f' orbitals? What would they look like?

Date: Mon Apr 24 10:18:40 2000
Posted by Jon Rottink
Grade level: undergrad School: Hawkeye Community College
City: Waterloo, State/Province: IA Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 956589520.Ch

Message:


When you hybridize say an "s" orbital and a "p" orbital, they overlap to 
form a distinct orbital known as a sp hybrid which has kind of a blending 
of the two shapes.  Is it possible to do this with "f" orbitals, which are 
much larger and complex?

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