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KCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The percentage of \(p\)-character of the hybrid orbitals in graphite and diamond are respectively

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

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In graphite, C-atom is \(\mathrm{sp}^{2}\) hybridised.
\(\therefore\) p-character \(=\frac{2}{3} \times 100 \approx 67 \%\)
Again in diamond, C-atom is \(\mathrm{sp}^{3}\) hybridised.
\(\therefore\) p-character \(=\frac{3}{4} \times 100=75 \%\)