Chlorine atom in $C H_{3} C H_{2} C l$ is attached to:

s p^{3}

carbon

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s p^{2}

carbon

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s p

carbon

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A $s p^{3}$ carbon
As from the structure, it can be seen that chlorine atom in $C H_{3} C H_{2} C l$ is attached to a carbon with 4 $σ$ bond. Thus it is attached to the $s p^{3}$ carbon atom.

Hence, the correct option is $A$

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