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 | | Hybridization itself does not necessarily affect the dipole moment directly, more importantly are the atoms in a given molecule and the relative electronegativities of the atoms. |
 | | What you may be able to say in general is that a sp3 hybridized atom has no pi bonds, a sp2 hybridized atom has 1 pi bond, and a sp hybridized atom has 2 pi bonds. |
 | | If you need 4 hybrid orbitals then it is sp3 hybridized, if you need 3 hybrid orbitals then it is sp2 hybridized (and then you are left with a p orbital), if you need 2 hybrid orbitals then it is sp hybridized (and then you're left with two p orbitals). |
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