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Q.

The two carbon atoms in acetylene are

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a

sp3 hybridized

b

sp2 hybridized

c

sp hybridized

d

Unhybridized

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The length of the carbon–carbon triple bond is only 1.20 A°

Both carbons are sp-hybridized in the acetylene hybrid orbital image. 

In a sp-hybridized carbon, the 2s orbital and the 2px orbital combine to generate two sp hybrid orbitals that are perpendicular to one another by 180°.

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