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Subject: NSEC
Chapter: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Olympiad workbook · NSEC · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

A suboxide of carbon, C_3 O_2 , has a linear structure. Which of...

A suboxide of carbon,

\mathrm{C}_3 \mathrm{O}_2

, has a linear structure. Which of the following is correct about

\mathrm{C}_3 \mathrm{O}_2

? I. Oxidation state of all three C atoms is +2 II. Oxidation state of the central C atom is zero III. The molecule contains

4 \sigma

and

4 \pi

bonds IV. Hybridization of the central carbon atom is

\mathrm{sp}^2

Options

AI and IV
BII and III
CII and IV
DIII only

Correct answer

B. II and III

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