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Q. Order of size of $sp, sp^2$ and $sp^3$ orbitals is

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Solution:

The percentage of s-character in $sp^3, sp^2$ and $sp$ is $25\%, 33\%$ and $50\%$ respectively. Order of size of orbitals is $sp < sp^2 < sp^3$.