Question

Covalency of carbon is four and it exists in a large number of allotropic forms. Hybridization of carbon in graphite is:

• A. $sp$
• B. $s{p}^2$
• C. $s{p}^3$
• D. none of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B $s{p}^2$

Hybridization of carbon in graphite is $s{p}^2$.