one product of the combustion of ethylene (c2h4) is carbon dioxide. what change in hybridization of the carbon occurs in this reaction? combustion is the reaction with oxygen?

Answer :

Change in hybridization of the carbon occurs in this reaction is sp2 to sp.

What is combustion?

When a substance mixes with oxygen gas, it undergoes a combustion reaction, which releases energy in the form of heat and light. O2 must be one of the reactants in combustion processes. The results of the burning of hydrocarbons are carbon dioxide and water.

When ethylene burns, one byproduct is the formation of CO2 gas. We are aware that both C and sp2 have undergone hybridization in ethylene C2H4. We also know that the hybridization of carbon in CO2 is sp hybridization, which means that in this process, the hybridization of carbon changes from sp2 to sp.

C2H4 +3O2 →  2CO2+2H2O

When a substance reacts with oxygen gas, it produces a combustion reaction that releases energy in the form of heat and light.

Therefore, change in hybridization of the carbon occurs in this reaction is sp2 to sp.

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