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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Hybridization of positively charged and negatively charged carbons of the following respectively are

  1. A \(\mathrm{sp}^2, \mathrm{sp}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{sp}^2, \mathrm{sp}^2\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{sp}^3, \mathrm{sp}^3\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{sp}^3, \mathrm{sp}^2\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{sp}^2, \mathrm{sp}\)

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Positively- charged carbon in carbocation \(=\mathrm{sp}^2\) - hybridized due to three bond pairs and zero lone pairs. Negatively - charged carbon in carbanion \(=s p-\) hybridized due to one lone pair and one bond pair of electrons.