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sp Hybridization
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sp hybridization mixes one s and one p orbital into two hybrid orbitals, oriented 180° apart, matching a two-domain linear geometry.
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Beryllium in BeF2 is sp hybridized, its two hybrid orbitals pointing opposite directions toward each fluorine.
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The hybridization matches the electron-domain count set by VSEPR, not the element identity alone — a different molecule of the same element can hybridize differently.