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Out of p - orbital and sp - hybrid orbital which has greater directional character and why?

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sp orbital is more directional because most of the sp probability density is on one side
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    A
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    A
    ionic bond
    B
    metallic bond
    C
    covalent bond
    D
    both covalent and ionic bonds
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    A
    ionic bond
    B
    metallic bond
    C
    covalent bond
    D
    both covalent and ionic bonds
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