Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

Question

Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are (A) sp2-hybridised (B) sp3d-hybridised (C) sp-hybridised (D) sp3-hybridised

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C textexcited state= 2s1 2px1 py1 pz1 O textground state=2s2 2Px2 Py1 Pz1 In the formation of CO2 molecule, hybridization of orbitals of carbon occurs only to a limited extent involving only one s and one p orbital and gives rise to sp hybridization

Q. Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

$s p^{2}$ -hybridised

$s p^{3} d$ -hybridised

$s p$ -hybridised

$s p^{3}$ -hybridised

Q. Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

sp2-hybridised

sp3d-hybridised

sp-hybridised

sp3-hybridised

Cexcited state​=2s12px1​py1​pz1​ Oground state​=2s22Px2​Py1​Pz1​ In the formation of CO2​ molecule, hybridization of orbitals of carbon occurs only to a limited extent involving only one s and one p orbital and gives rise to sp hybridization

$s p^{2}$ -hybridised

$s p^{3} d$ -hybridised

$s p$ -hybridised

$s p^{3}$ -hybridised