Type of hybridization of carbon in Ethene (H2C=CH2) is:
Correct answer: B. sp2
- A. sp3
- B. sp2
- C. sp
- D. dsp2
Explanation
The number of monovalent atoms attached to C is two. This suggests that C in ethylene (H₂C=CH₂) is sp² hybridised. Thus the carbon-carbon bond in ethylene is formed by the overlapping of the sp² hybrid orbitals of carbon atoms.
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