According to the valence bond theory, what orbitals are overlapping to form either of the C-O bonds in this structure? All lone pairs are shown and all atoms are neutral.

According to the valence bond theory what orbitals are overlapping to form either of the CO bonds in this structure All lone pairs are shown and all atoms are n class=

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Answer:

sp3 on O and sp3 on C

Explanation:

This is my best guess sorry if wrong. But, it looks like the oxygen is sp3 b/c it has 4 domains around it (two pairs of lone pairs and two bonds with carbons). The carbon has 4 bonds (one bond with a carbon, one bond with oxygen, and two bonds with hydrogen that are not shown in the stick diagram), thus has 4 domains which is sp3.