Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals Combining orbitals between two different atoms is bond formation. Combining orbitals on the same atom is hybridization. Conservation of orbitals Waves that are in phase add together. Amplitude increases. Waves that are out of phase cancel out 2013 Pearson Education,Inc. Chapter 2 3© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals • Combining orbitals between two different atoms is bond formation. • Combining orbitals on the same atom is hybridization. • Conservation of orbitals • Waves that are in phase add together. Amplitude increases. • Waves that are out of phase cancel out. Chapter 2 3