How to check hybridisation states of carbon atom in a compound ?

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(1)To determine the types of hybridisation formed in carbon is to determine the number of atoms or groups that are attached to the carbon atom If the number is:
(i) 2 then sp
(ii)3 then sp2
(iii)4 then sp3

(2) The formula to calculate hybridization is :
n =1/2 [group no. central atom + no. of monovalent atoms attached to central metal atom + magnitude of negative charge - magnitude of positive charge]
If n=2 hybridisation is sp
n=3 hybridisation is sp²
n=4 hybridisation is sp³
n=5 hybridisation is sp³d etc.

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