Ladder

Hypervalency — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
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    Hypervalency without d orbitals

    Sulfur hexafluoride is not d²sp³ hybridised. The d orbitals are far too high in energy to contribute meaningfully, the bonding is three-centre four-electron, and the textbook account has been known to be wrong for fifty years.

    rung 1 · beyond

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