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Rating answers Describe the bonding in propane. C_3H_8, a fuel often used in rur

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Describe the bonding in propane. C_3H_8, a fuel often used in rural homes and campers, and tell what kinds of orbitals on each atom overlap to form the C - C and C - H bonds. Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Make certain each sentence is complete before submitting your answer. Each C is hybridized. The C - C bonds are formed by the overlap of one singly occupied hybrid orbital from each C. The C - H bonds are formed by the overlap of one singly occupied orbital on C with a singly occupied H orbital.

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It is an alkane CnH2n+2 form so C is sp3 hybridized.

The C-C bonds are formed by the overlap of singly occupied sp3 hybrid orbital from each C

The C-H bonds are formed by the overlap of one singly occupied 2s orbital on C with a singly occupied H 1s orbital.