Chemical Bonding - Result Question 88

True / False

64. In benzene, carbon uses all the three $p$ -orbitals for hybridisation.

$(1987,1 M)$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 64. False

Solution:

  1. Carbon in benzene is $s p^{2}$ -hybridised, i.e. uses only two of its $p$ -orbitals in hybridisation.