VSEPR and Bond Hybridization

AP Chemistry· difficulty 3/5

The hybridization of carbon in CH₂=CH₂ (ethene) is

A
$sp³d²$
B
$sp³$
C
$sp² (each C has 3 electron domains: 2 single bonds + 1 double bond's σ)$
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D
$sp$

Explanation

Each C has 3 electron domains \to sp². The remaining unhybridized p orbital forms the π bond of the double bond.

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