What is the hybridization state of carbon in benzene?
Correct answer: A. sp2
- A. sp2
- B. sp3
- C. sp
- D. All of these
Explanation
Option: A In benzene, the carbon atom is joined to two other similar carbon atoms instead of just one. Each carbon atom uses the sp2 hybrids to form sigma bonds with two other carbons and one hydrogen atom. Option B is wrong as the hybridization of carbon in benzene is not sp3. Option C is also wrong because the hybridization of carbon in benzene is also not sp.
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