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JEE Mains · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

The number and type of bonds in \(C_2^{2 - }\) ion in \(CaC_2\) are

  1. A One \(\sigma \) bond and one \(\pi  - \) bond
  2. B One \(\sigma \) bond and two \(\pi  - \) bond
  3. C Two \(\sigma \) bond and two \(\pi  - \) bond
  4. D Two \(\sigma \) bond and one \(\pi  - \) bond
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(B) One \(\sigma \) bond and two \(\pi  - \) bond

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The structure of \(CaC_2\) is \(Ca^{2+}\) \([: C \equiv C :]^{2-}\) i.e, one \(\sigma \) and two \(\pi \) bonds
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