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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 -p-Block elements - I

In graphite and diamond, the percentage of \(p-\) characters of the hybrid orbitals in hybridisation are respectively

  1. A \(33\) and \(25\)
  2. B \(67\) and \(75\)
  3. C \(50\) and \(75\)
  4. D \(33\) and \(75\)
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(B) \(67\) and \(75\)

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\(\%\) of \(p-\) in graphite \({(sp)^2} = \frac{2}{3} \times 100 = 67\% \) \(\%\) of \(p-\) in diamond \({(sp)^3} = \frac{3}{4} \times 100 = 75\% \)