Question #e1818

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Oct 2, 2016

Summing up the number of #sigma#-bond formed by the desired atom (here N) and the number of lone pair on it we can easily know the hybridization of it.

#"If the sum is 2 "->"hybridization"-sp#

#"If the sum is 3 "->"hybridization"-sp^2#

#"If the sum is 4 "->"hybridization"-sp^3#

#"If the sum is 5 "->"hybridization"-sp^3d#

#"If the sum is 6 "->"hybridization"-sp^3d^2#

Inspecting the Lewis structure of #H-CequivN:# we see that N-atom has one #sigma#-bond and one lone pair so sum is 2.
Hence the hybridization is sp.