Which of the following are characteristics of ethene but not of ethane

Carbon is

s p^{3}

hybridised

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Carbon is

s p^{2}

hybridised

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Allowed rotation through

C - C

bond and axis perpendicular to it

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Forbidden rotation through

C - C

bond and axis perpendicular to it

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Solution

The correct options are
A Carbon is $s p^{2}$ hybridised
D Forbidden rotation through $C - C$ bond and axis perpendicular to it
Since it contain pi bond thus it cannot rotate along C-C bond and axis perpendicular to it.

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