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Which statements about propadiene (allene), , are correct?

  1. AAll three carbon atoms are hybridised
  2. BThe central carbon is hybridised
  3. CThe molecule contains 6 sigma bonds and 2 pi bonds
  4. DThe molecule is planar

Answer: B, C

The central carbon has two sigma bonds and no lone pair () while the terminal carbons are . The molecule has 4 C-H plus 2 C-C sigma bonds (6) and 2 pi bonds. The two pi bonds use perpendicular p orbitals of the central carbon, so the two planes are perpendicular and the molecule is not planar.
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