NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)Practice
A: Hybridization of carbon is s p 2 in all its crystalline allotropes. R: There are alternate double-single bonds in each allotrope of carbon.
Options
- ABoth Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
- BBoth Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
- CAssertion is true statement but Reason is false.
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false statements.
Correct answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false statements.
Step-by-step solution
(i) In diamond, all C-atom are s p 3 hybridized. (ii) In graphite hybridization is s p 2