What type of hybridization occurs in ethylene (C2H4)?
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What type of hybridization occurs in ethylene (C2H4)?
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Ethylene has sp2 hybridization as each carbon atom forms three sigma bonds and one pi bond.
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Q: What type of hybridization occurs in ethylene (C2H4)?
Solution: Ethylene has sp2 hybridization as each carbon atom forms three sigma bonds and one pi bond.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Identify the molecular formula of ethylene, which is C2H4.
Step 2: Determine the number of carbon atoms in ethylene, which is 2.
Step 3: Each carbon atom in ethylene is bonded to two hydrogen atoms and to the other carbon atom.
Step 4: Count the total number of bonds each carbon atom forms: 3 sigma bonds (2 with hydrogen and 1 with the other carbon) and 1 pi bond (with the other carbon).
Step 5: Recognize that to form 3 sigma bonds, the carbon atoms undergo sp2 hybridization.
Step 6: Conclude that ethylene has sp2 hybridization.
