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Atomic orbitals of carbon in carbon dioxide are:

A
sp2-hybridised
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sp3d-hybridised
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C
sp-hybridised
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sp3-hybridised
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Solution

The correct option is C sp-hybridised
Cexcitedstate=2s12p1xp1yp1z
Ogroundstate=2s22p2xp1yp1z

In the formation of CO2 molecule, hybridization of orbitals of carbon occurs only to a limited extent involving only one s and one p orbital to give rise SP type of hybridization.
So the correct option is [C].

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