Write the state of hybridisation of carbon in the following compounds and shapes of each of the molecules.
Write the state of hybridisation of carbon in the following compounds and shapes of each of the molecules.
(a) H2C=O, (b) CH3F, (c) HC≡N.
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(a) In H2C=O, C is sp2 hybridised, hence formaldehyde is trigonal planar.
(b) In CH3F, C is sp3 hyybridised, hence methyl fomaldehyde is tetrahedral.
(c) In HC≡N, C is sp hybridised, hence HCN is a linear molecule.
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