MHT CET Chemistry question

Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure MHT CET

The hybridization state of carbon atoms in the product formed by the reaction of ethyl chloride with aqueous potassium hydroxide is

(A)sp
(B)
(C)Correct
(D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Aqueous KOH substitutes Cl by OH to give ethanol, , in which both carbons are saturated and therefore hybridised; sp or

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Question ID VK-043299