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What Are the Correct Orbital Hybridizations for Carbon in the Following

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What are the correct orbital hybridizations for carbon in the following species?
HINT: Add a lone pair if the charge of the molecule suggests it!
What are the correct orbital hybridizations for carbon in the following species? HINT: Add a lone pair if the charge of the molecule suggests it!   A)  CH<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup> is sp-hybridized B)  CH<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> is sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized C)  CH<sub>4</sub><sup> </sup> is sp<sup>2</sup>-hybridized D)  CH<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> is sp<sup>3</sup>-hybridized


A) CH3+ is sp-hybridized
B) CH3- is sp2-hybridized
C) CH4 is sp2-hybridized
D) CH3- is sp3-hybridized

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