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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The linear shape of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) is due to

  1. A \(s p^3\)-hybridisation of carbon
  2. B \(s p\)-hybridisation of carbon
  3. C \(p \pi-d \pi\) bonding between carbon and oxygen
  4. D \(s p^2\)-hybridisation of carbon
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(B) \(s p\)-hybridisation of carbon

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The geometry of \(\mathrm{CO}_2\) is linear. As there are no non-bonding pairs, the spape is not even distorted or bent and remain a perfect \(180^{\circ}\) line. This is due to the overlapping of \(s\) and \(p\). Orbitals of both atoms to form \(s p\) hybrid and \(p \pi-p \pi\)…