Answer to Question #103692 in Organic Chemistry for kylie

Question #103692
CORRECT hybridization state of the CARBON atom
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2020-02-25T04:54:25-0500

When carbon is bonded to four other atoms (with no lone electron pairs), the hybridization is sp3 and the arrangement is tetrahedral. A carbon atom bound to three atoms (two single bonds, one double bond) is sp2 hybridized and forms a flat trigonal or triangular arrangement with 120° angles between bonds. The third possible arrangement for carbon is sp hybridization which occurs when carbon is bound to two other atoms (two double bonds or one single + one triple bond). This hybridization results in a linear arrangement with an angle of 180° between bonds.


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