Question

Describe briefly the structure of C₂H₄ on the basis of hybridisation.

Answer 1

Structure of C₂H₄ on the basis of Hybridisation: Carbon – carbon double bond in ethene (C₂H₄) consists of one s bond due to head-on overlapping of sp² hybridised orbitals and one π - bond obtained by sideways overlapping of the two 2p orbitals of the two carbon atoms. The structure of C₂H₄ is shown as below –