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Hybridization and Bonding

For each of the six structural formulas (A through F), shown below, five questions are posed. The answer to each is a number that should be entered in the appropriate answer box.
Note that the sigma-bond question refers only to carbon-carbon bonds, whereas the pi-bond question includes all such bonds between carbon and any other kind of atom.


A Number of sp3 carbons: ...............
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............
B Number of sp3 carbons: ...............
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............
C Number of sp3 carbons: ................
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............

D Number of sp3 carbons: ..............
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............
E Number of sp3 carbons: ...............
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............
F Number of sp3 carbons: ...............
Number of sp2 carbons: ...............
Number of sp carbons: ................
Number of carbon-carbon σ-bonds: .......
Number of π-bonds to carbon: .............

Virtual Textbook: Practice Problems — Hybridization Part 1, figure 1