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There are three types of sp hybrid orbitals:

sp...180 degrees

sp2...120 degrees

sp3...109 degrees

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The angle between adjacent sp orbitals is 180 degrees. This is because sp orbitals lie along a straight line, with one orbital pointing directly towards the nucleus and the other pointing directly away from it.

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