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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when hybrid atomic orbitals experience steric hindrance?
A)Bond angle distortion increases✓
B)Diamagnetic susceptibility disappears
C)Franck-Condon principle applies
D)Born-Oppenheimer approximation weakens
💡 Explanation
Increased steric hindrance forces atoms closer together, and because orbital hybridization dictates bond angles, steric crowding causes bond angle distortion via electron repulsion, therefore bond angles increase leading to decreased stability, rather than altered magnetic properties or changing quantum mechanical modeling.
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