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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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The carbon atoms in a benzene ring are :
Options
A sp hybridized
B sp3 hybridized
C sp2 hybridized
Correct Answer
D None of these
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The carbon atoms in a benzene ring are sp2 hybridized, each forming three sigma bonds (to two carbons and one hydrogen) and one pi bond through the unhybridized p orbital.

Hint

What is the hybridization of carbon in benzene?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1646 of 1999
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