JEE Main levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 2 of 3cb071
Select all the species in which the central atom (the carbon atom, for HCN and CHX2O) is sp hybridised.
AHCN
BCOX2
CSOX2
DCHX2O
Answer: A, B
Carbon in COX2 has two double bonds and carbon in HCN has one single and one triple bond, so each has two sigma bonds and no lone pair (sp). Sulfur in SOX2 and carbon in CHX2O each have three electron domains (sp2).