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The nucleophilic addition at the carbonyl carbon changes its hybridization fromto

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sp
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sp2
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sp3
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sp3d
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Solution

The correct option is C sp3
Carbonyl carbons are planar and sp2 hybridized. When a nucleophile adds to the carbonyl carbon, its leads to the formation of a tetrahedral intermediate which is sp3 hybridized.

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