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Question
What is the total number of electrons in the hybridized orbitals of ethene?
Correct Answer
Option B is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Each carbon in ethene (C₂H₄) is sp² hybridized. Each carbon uses 3 sp² hybrid orbitals, and each hybrid orbital contains 1 electron. So per carbon, the sp² orbitals contain 3 electrons, and for both carbons, the total is 6 electrons.
Hint
Draw the Lewis structure of ethene. How many hybrid orbitals does each carbon use, and how many electrons occupy them?