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JAMB Chemistry 1992 Question 41

Question 41

Chemical Bonding

The carbon atoms in ethene are

  1. A.sp3 hybridized
  2. B.sp hybridized
  3. C.sp2 hybridized
  4. D.not hybridized.
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Answer: C (sp2 hybridized)

Explanation

Each carbon in ethene forms three σ bonds (trigonal planar) plus one π bond, so it is sp2 hybridized.