Question
Chemistry Question on Chemical bonding and molecular structure
The types of hybridisation on the five carbon atoms from left to right in the molecule CH3−CH=C=CH−CH3 are
A
sp3,sp2,sp2,sp2,sp3
B
sp3,sp,sp2,sp2,sp3
C
sp3,sp2,sp,sp2,sp3
D
sp3,sp2,sp2,sp,sp3
Answer
sp3,sp2,sp,sp2,sp3
Explanation
Solution
Number of hybrid orbitals= number of σ-bonds formed.