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In the following molecules,

Hybridisation of carbon a,b and c respectively are :

ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2021 (18 Mar Shift 2)
Options:
  • A sp3,sp,sp
  • B sp3,sp2,sp
  • C sp3,sp2,sp2
  • D sp3,sp,sp2
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The correct answer is: sp3,sp2,sp2

Hybridisation is found by steric number which is generally the summation of sigma bonds and lone pairs of electrons.

So as we can see a has four sigma bonds so it has sp3 hybridisation.

b,c has three sigma bonds so it has sp2 hybridisation.

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