What is the hybridisation of carbon in ethyne?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. sp
- Step 1: Each carbon forms two sigma bonds in a line and two pi bonds, so it is sp hybridised. Answer: sp. Why not the others: spĀ², spĀ³ and dspĀ² don't fit.
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