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Water and Ethylene Are Combined at High Temperature and Pressures \rarr

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Water and ethylene are combined at high temperature and pressures in the presence of sulfuric acid to produce ethanol according to the following reaction: CH2=CH2(g) + H2O(g) \rarr CH3CH2OH(g)
What is the hybridization of the bolded carbon atoms in the reactants and products, respectively


A) sp3, sp2
B) sp2, sp3
C) sp, sp2
D) sp3, sp
E) sp2, sp2

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