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Ethyne molecule is linear

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SOLUTION :In ethyne molecule, both the carbon atoms have sp hybridised, having two unhybridised orbitals i.e., `2p_(x) and 2p_(y)`. The two sp hybrid orbitals of both the carbon atoms are oriented in OPPOSITE DIRECTION FORMING an angleof `180^(@)`.
So ethyne molecule is linear.


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