Why are lone pairs considered when determining the hybridization orbitals of an atom? If the lone pairs will lead towards a filled orbital and won't perform any bonding, why can't they be left unhybridized?
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They can, and often are. better described as unhybridized. – Mithoron Mar 04 '22 at 18:14
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https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/80962/what-is-the-hybridization-of-terminal-fluorine-atoms-in-molecules-like-boron-tri – Mithoron Mar 04 '22 at 18:15