Hydrocarbons Question 340
Question: Which type of hybridisation occurs in ethylene [CBSE PMT 1991; Bihar MEE 1996; JIPMER 1997]
Options:
A) sp
B) $ sp^{2} $
C) $ sp^{3} $
D) $ sp^{3}d $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ H-\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{sp^{2}}{\mathop{C}}}}}}=\underset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{sp^{2}}{\mathop{C-}}}}}}H $
$ sp^{2} $ -hybridisation (trigonal planar).
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