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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

The hybridizations of carbon in graphite, diamond and C60 are respectively

  1. A sp2,sp3,sp
  2. B sp2,sp3,sp2
  3. C sp,sp2,sp3
  4. D sp,sp3,sp
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(B) sp2,sp3,sp2

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Diamond, graphite and C60 are known as allotropes of carbon. In diamond, each carbon atom is tetrahedrally bonded to four carbon atoms, forming a 3-D network of strong, covalently bonded carbon atoms. All carbon atoms are sp3 hybridized. While in graphite and C60, each carbon is…