Multiple choice

The hybridisation of carbon as central atom in diamond, graphite, ethylene and acetylene is __________ respectively.

  1. sp3, sp2, sp2 and sp

  2. sp3, sp2, sp2 and sp

  3. sp3, sp2, sp and sp2

  4. sp2, sp3, sp2 and sp

  5. None of these

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Explanation

The hybridisation of carbon as central atom in diamond, graphite, ethylene and acetylene is sp3, sp2, sp2 and sp respectively.