What is the hybridization of oxygen atom in an alcohol (R-O-H) molecule ?

s p^{3}

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s p

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s p^{2}

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s p^{3} d

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Solution

The correct option is C $s p^{3}$
Answer:
The oxygen atoms in alcohols are $s p^{3}$ -hybridized, and have bent shapes, with bond angles of slightly less than ${109.5}^{0}$ to each other. Alcohols are polar, since they have oxygen-hydrogen bonds, which allow alcohol molecules to attract each other through hydrogen bonds.

Option A is correct.

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Question 03

The types of hybrid orbitals of nitrogen in $N O_{2}^{+}, N O_{3}^{-} a n d N H_{4}^{+}$ respectively are expected to be

(a) $s p, s p^{3} a n d s p^{2}$

(b) $s p, s p^{2} a n d s p^{3}$

(d) $s p^{2}, s p^{3} a n d s p$

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