Which of the following describe hybrid atomic orbitals? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Hybrid orbitals form when valence atomic orbitals mix; not all orbitals in the atom are included. The number of hybrid orbitals equals the number of valence orbitals that mix, not the number of electrons. The resulting hybrid orbitals have shapes and energies different from those of the original atomic orbitals, so the correct choices are “a mixture of the valence orbitals in an atom,” “as many hybrid orbitals as there are valence orbitals that mix together,” and “have a different shape and a different energy.”

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