Hydrocarbons Question 403

Question: Shape of ethylene molecule is [MP PET 1993]

Options:

A) Tetrahedral

B) Pyramidal

C) Planar

D) Linear

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \begin{matrix} H \\ H \\ \end{matrix}>C=C<\begin{matrix} H \\ H \\ \end{matrix} $ Ethylene $ sp^{2} $ -hybridization; Shape = Planar.