Each carbon in acetylene uses which hybridization, and how many pi bonds are there in C2H2?
- Acheck_circle
sp; 2 pi bonds
- B
sp3; 0 pi bonds
- C
sp; 1 pi bond
- D
sp2; 1 pi bond
Explanation
Linear geometry around each C means sp hybridization, and the C≡C triple bond contains 1 sigma + 2 pi.