Answer to Question #210069 in Organic Chemistry for shhh

Question #210069

What is the hybridised state of carbon in CH4, C2H4, and C2H2, also state the shape of each of the molecules


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2021-06-24T12:58:02-0400

The central carbon is sp³ hybridized. It is because three 2p orbitals and one 2s orbital in the valence shell of carbon combine to form four sp³ hybrid orbitals of carbon to form C-H sigma bonds which eventually leads to the formation of methane molecules.


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