So let's suppose we try a different thing. Now, let's suppose we have a single atom. And that single atom has both an S orbital as well as a p orbital. What happens is, within that single atom, these two orbitals can combine in such a way to produce something that we know as hybridized orbitals. In other words, we have a single atom. Within that single atom, an S orbital interacts with a p orbital to produce two hybridized orbitals.