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The type of hybridisation of the carbon atoms in ethene (C2H4) is
- A. sp
- B. sp3
- C. sp3d
- D. sp2
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Answer: (D) sp2
Each carbon in ethene forms three sigma bonds, two with hydrogen and one with the other carbon, and one pi bond. Three sigma bonds require three hybrid orbitals, so the hybridisation is sp2 with trigonal planar geometry. Ethane carbon is sp3 and ethyne carbon is sp, which are the usual traps.
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