Q.In case of bond formation in the acetylene molecule:
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. Hybridize each carbon. Each carbon atom's one 2s and one 2p orbital mix into two sp hybrid orbitals, 180° apart; the two remaining, unhybridized p orbitals on each carbon stay mutually perpendicular to each other and to the sp hybrids.
Step 2(a)(b). Count and classify the bonds. One sp hybrid orbital on each carbon overlaps axially with a hydrogen 1s orbital, giving 2 C-H sigma bonds (one per carbon). The other sp hybrid orbital on each carbon overlaps axially with its counterpart on the other carbon, giving 1 C-C sigma bond. The two remaining pairs of unhybridized p orbitals (one pair per spatial direction) then overlap sideways, giving 2 mutually perpendicular C-C pi bonds. In total: 3 sigma bonds (2 C-H + 1 C-C) + 2 pi bonds (both C-C) = 5 covalent bonds overall, with the …
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