Of the following compounds the one having linear structure is :
A
methane
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B
ethylene
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C
acetylene
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D
water
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Solution
The correct option is C acetylene acetylene shows sp hybridization thus it has linear geometry. In acetylene carbon atom is surrounded by two bond pair electrons. Thus it shows sp hybridization.