The hybridisation of carbon in ethylene is sp2.
Explanation
Ethylene or Ethene is a compound with the formula C2H4.
- The molecule contains 2 carbon atoms and 4 hydrogen atoms.
- The molecules comprises of a double bond.
- The carbon atom consists of 6 electrons and hydrogen has 1 electron.
- The carbon atom consists of 6 electrons and hydrogen has 1 electron.
Hence in the ethene molecule, the carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized. One unpaired electron in the p orbital remains unchanged. Each carbon combines with three other atoms rather than four.