Interpretation:
Maximum number of hybrid orbitals that a carbon atom can form needs to be defined.
Concept introduction:
When two atomic orbitals are mixed, formation of a hybrid orbital takes place. The observed shapes of a molecule by existence of similar hybrid orbitals are explained by hybridization.
Explanation of Solution
In the periodic table, carbon is belongs to group 14. Group 14 elements have 4 electrons in outermost shell. Thus carbon atom has maximum four hybrid orbitals. Hybrid orbitals of carbon are shown as follows:
Four hybrid orbitals are formed from three p orbitals and one s orbital. Thus
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