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In ethylene, how many unhybridized p-orbitals are present?
In ethylene, how many unhybridized p-orbitals are present?
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2
1
4
None of these
Explanation
In
ethylene
(
C
2
H
4
C_2H_4
C
2
H
4
), each carbon atom undergoes
s
p
2
sp^2
hybridization
, leaving one unhybridized p-orbital per carbon atom.
These
two
unhybridized p-orbitals
overlap to form the
π
pi
π
-bond in the double bond.