16. Give the hybridization, angle and geometry of the carbon atom in ethyne, also called acetylene a) sp³, 109.5°, tetrahedral b) sp², 120 trigonal planar sp, 180°, linear s'p, 109.5°, tetrahedral
16. Give the hybridization, angle and geometry of the carbon atom in ethyne, also called acetylene a) sp³, 109.5°, tetrahedral b) sp², 120 trigonal planar sp, 180°, linear s'p, 109.5°, tetrahedral
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Do we need to draw the "ethyne" first for this problem? im confused

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Give the hybridization, angle and geometry of the carbon atom in ethyne, also called acetylene
a) sp³, 109.5°, tetrahedral
b) sp², 120 trigonal planar
sp, 180°, linear
s'p, 109.5°, tetrahedral
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