Answer to Question #92360 in Organic Chemistry for Tj

Question #92360
Explain the bonding and shape of ethyne, C2H2(g), using the hybridization theory.
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2019-08-07T06:01:05-0400

Each carbon atom in C2H2 is sp hybridized:




That means two hybridized orbitals from 2σ bonds, and unhybridised orbitals form 2π bonds, which lay perpendicular to each other.



The molecule is linear with bond angle 180



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08.08.19, 11:59

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Tj
07.08.19, 19:47

Using electronegativity values, determine bond polarities and the net dipoles in a molecule of PCl3 and indicate if the molecule will be polar.

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