Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 9 Bonding and Molecular Structure: Orbital Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals - Study Questions - Page 369c: 38

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a) A and D: central atom is $sp^2$ hybridized, so the angle is approximately 120°. B and C: central atom is $sp^3$ hybridized, so the angle is approximately 109°. b) Carbons 1 and 2 are $sp^2$ hybridized because they make a double bond, carbon 3 is $sp^3$ hybridized because it makes 4 single bonds.
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