Hybridization Quiz
Hybridization Quiz allows students to test concepts learned in Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals. The
following questions are represented: What kind of hybridization will accommodate a
particular shape? If an atom is involved in a single pi bond, what is the hybridization
of the remaining s and p orbitals? What is the hybridization on the central atom in a
molecule? More advanced questions require the user to determine the hybridization of
atoms in a molecule whose skeletal structure is given. After the student chooses the
correct hybridization, the correct type and spatial orientation of a hybridized orbital
must be selected for each bond in the molecule. This becomes challenging when double
and triple bonds are present. The final questions ask the user to consider molecules
in which d orbitals participate in hybridization.
This screenshot shows the student being asked to determine
the hybridization of part of the acetaldehyde molecule (the left carbon atom to be specific).
If an incorrect choice is made, the reason for the choice being incorrect is explained,
and a hint is given as to the correct selection.
This screenshot shows a scene from a little while later in
the same section of the module. The student is selecting the bonds between specific
atoms in the molecule. Again, an incorrect choice is followed by an explanation of
the error, then a hint as to the correct selection. A correct response is followed by
the skeletal structure being filled in by their choice.
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This screenshot shows the student being asked to determine
the hybridization of part of the acetaldehyde molecule (the left carbon atom to be specific).
If an incorrect choice is made, the reason for the choice being incorrect is explained,
and a hint is given as to the correct selection.
This screenshot shows a scene from a little while later in
the same section of the module. The student is selecting the bonds between specific
atoms in the molecule. Again, an incorrect choice is followed by an explanation of
the error, then a hint as to the correct selection. A correct response is followed by
the skeletal structure being filled in by their choice.