Question

Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are

• A. $sp^{2}$-hybridized
• B. $sp^{3}d$ - hybridized
• C. $sp$ - hybridized
• D. $sp^{3}$- hybridized

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$sp^{3}d$ - hybridized

Answer 2

: $C_{excitedstate} = 2s^{1}2{p_{x}}^{1}{p_{y}}^{1}{p_{z}}^{1}$

$O_{groundstate} = {2_{s}}^{2}2{p_{x}}^{2}{p_{y}}^{1}{p_{z}}^{1}$

In the formation of $CO_{2}$molecule, hybridization of orbitals of carbon occurs only to a limited extent involving only one s and one p orbital and gives rise to sp hybridization.