What is the hybridisation of carbon in ethene, C2H4?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. sp²
- Step 1: Each carbon is bonded to three atoms and uses one p orbital for the double bond, so it is sp² hybridised. Answer: sp². Why not the others: sp, sp³ and dsp² don't fit.
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