Q.
In which of the following compounds carbon atom undergoes hybridization of more than one type(i) CH3CH2CH2CH3(ii) CH3−CH=CH−CH3(iii) CH2=CH−CH2−CH3(iv) H−C≡C−H
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a
(iii) and (iv)
b
(i) and (iv)
c
(ii) and (iii)
d
Only (ii)
answer is C.
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In (ii) CH3−CH=CH−CH3, the carbon atoms C1 and C4 are sp3 hybridized while C2 and C3 are sp2 hybridized.In (iii) CH21=CH2−CH23−CH34, the carbon atoms C1 and C3 are in sp2 while C3 and C4 are in sp3 state of hybridizationIn (i) all the carbon atoms are sp3 hybridized while in (iv) both carbon atoms are in sp state of hybridization.