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The carbon atoms of are numbered 1 to 5 from the left. Their hybridisation states, in order, are

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

Hybridisation follows the number of sigma bonds plus lone pairs. C1 has four single bonds (), C2 and C3 each carry a double bond (), and C4 and C5 each carry a triple bond (). The order is .
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