Question

Question 68
The compound having sp hybridization is
(Pt(CN)4]?
[NCl4
[Ptcl4)-2
0 [N(CN).]
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Answer 1

Answer:

Any central atom surrounded by just two regions of valence electron density in a molecule will exhibit sp hybridization. Some examples include the mercury atom in the linear HgCl2 molecule, the zinc atom in Zn(CH3)2, which contains a linear C–Zn–C arrangement, the carbon atoms in HCCH and CO2, and the Be atom in BeCl2.