Ethene (C2H4) is a planar molecule with C=C bonded carbons, each also bonded to two hydrogens. The molecule is rigid because of the pi component of the double bond.
Each carbon in ethene (C2H4) is hybridized as:
- Acheck_circle
sp2
- B
sp3
- C
sp
- D
sp3d2
Explanation
Each C has three sigma bonds (two to H, one to C) and one pi bond, requiring sp2 hybridization with a leftover unhybridized p orbital.