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Describe the bonding between carbons in C2H4 using valence bond theory. Which of the following is true?
There is a pi bond formed by overlapping sp3 hybridized orbitals |
There is a pi bond formed by overlapping unhybridized orbitals |
There is a sigma bond formed by overlapping sp3 hybridized orbitals |
There is a sigma bond formed by overlapping unhybridized orbitals |
Valence Bond theory describes the geometries of moleculaes in terms of the bonding orbitals used by the atoms in these molecules.
The hybridization in C2H4 is sp2 so there are 3 sp2 hybridized orbital per carbon
So there is 1 -bond formed between the two carbons and each carbon forms 2 -bond with hydrogen.
The two half-filled p orbitals on each carbon overlap to form the pi-bond.
SO the correct answer here will be
There is a pi bond formed by overlapping unhybridized orbitals