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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Hydrogen

Calcium carbide \(+\mathrm{D}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \underline{X}+\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OD})_2\).
The hybridisation of carbon atom(s) in \(X\)

  1. A \(s p^2\)
  2. B \(s p\)
  3. C \(s p^3\)
  4. D \(d s p^2\)
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(B) \(s p\)

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\(\mathrm{CaC}_2+2 \mathrm{D}_2 \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \underset{\substack{\text { Deutero } \\ \text { acetylene }}}{\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{D}_2}+\mathrm{Ca}(\mathrm{OD})_2\) The hybridisation of carbon atoms in deutero acetylene is \(s p\).…