NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What is the electronegativity of carbon influenced by?
Options
- AThe number of hydrogen atoms bonded to it
- BThe number of oxygen atoms bonded to it
- CThe type of hybrid orbitals it possesses
- DThe size of its nucleus
Correct answer
C. The type of hybrid orbitals it possesses
Step-by-step solution
The change in hybridization affects the electronegativity of carbon, and the greater the s character of the hybrid orbitals, the greater is the electronegativity.