In the molecule (ethene), what are the hybridization states of carbon 1 and carbon 2?
A
Both carbon 1 and carbon 2 are hybridized
B
Carbon 1 is hybridized and carbon 2 is hybridized
C
Both carbon 1 and carbon 2 are hybridized
D
Carbon 1 is hybridized and carbon 2 is hybridized
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Identify the molecular formula and structure of ethene (C\_2H\_4). Ethene consists of two carbon atoms connected by a double bond, with each carbon also bonded to two hydrogen atoms.
Recall that the hybridization of a carbon atom depends on the number of regions of electron density (sigma bonds and lone pairs) around it. For ethene, each carbon forms three sigma bonds: two with hydrogen atoms and one with the other carbon atom.
Since each carbon in ethene forms three sigma bonds and one pi bond (from the double bond), the hybridization corresponds to sp\^2. This involves mixing one s orbital and two p orbitals to form three sp\^2 hybrid orbitals, with one unhybridized p orbital forming the pi bond.
Confirm that both carbon atoms in ethene have the same bonding environment and thus the same hybridization state, which is sp\^2 for both carbons.
Summarize that in ethene, both carbon 1 and carbon 2 are sp\^2 hybridized due to the presence of a double bond and three sigma bonds around each carbon.