Ratio of hybrid orbitals to pure orbitals involved in bonding in Ethyne molecule is
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a
1 : 3
b
1 : 1
c
1 : 2
d
2 : 3
answer is D.
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H-Csp≡Csp-HEach ‘sp’ carbon contains 2 ‘sp’ hybrid orbitals and 2 pure ‘p’ orbitals ;H-atom utilizes its pure ‘s’ orbitals in bonding.Number of ‘sp’ hybrid orbitals = 2×2 = 4Number of pure ‘p’ orbitals = 2×2 = 4Number of pure ‘s’ orbitals = 2×1 = 2Ratio of hybrid orbitals to pure orbitals = 4 : 6 = 2 : 3 ;