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What is the hybridization of ethen
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Ethan, commonly known as ethylene, has the chemical formula C₂H₄. In ethylene, each carbon atom is sp² hybridized.
Here's how the hybridization works:
1. Each carbon atom has three regions of electron density around it: one double bond with the other carbon atom and two single bonds with hydrogen atoms.
2. To accommodate these bonds, one s orbital and two p orbitals from each carbon atom combine to form three sp² hybrid orbitals.
3. The remaining unhybridized p orbital on each carbon, perpendicular to the plane of the sp² hybrid orbitals, is involved in the formation of the π bond in the double bond between the two carbon atoms.
Thus, the hybridization of each carbon atom in ethylene (C₂H₄) is sp².
Here's how the hybridization works:
1. Each carbon atom has three regions of electron density around it: one double bond with the other carbon atom and two single bonds with hydrogen atoms.
2. To accommodate these bonds, one s orbital and two p orbitals from each carbon atom combine to form three sp² hybrid orbitals.
3. The remaining unhybridized p orbital on each carbon, perpendicular to the plane of the sp² hybrid orbitals, is involved in the formation of the π bond in the double bond between the two carbon atoms.
Thus, the hybridization of each carbon atom in ethylene (C₂H₄) is sp².