AP EAMCET20226 Jul 2022Evening ShiftChemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)Actual
The hybridisation of elements present in fullerene and graphite are respectively.
Options
- As p^3, s p^2
- Bs p^2 ; s p^2
- Cs p, s p^2
- Ds p^2, s p
Correct answer
B. s p^2 ; s p^2
Step-by-step solution
Fullerene and graphite are crystalline allotropes of carbon. The carbon is in s p^2 -hybridised state in both of them.