Two Lewis Structures Can Be Written for Diazomethane, Where the Arrangement

question 63

Multiple Choice

Two Lewis structures can be written for diazomethane, where the arrangement of atoms is H₂C-N-N.The hybrid orbitals used by the bold atoms in these Lewis structures are

• A) sp³ or sp², and sp.
• B) sp² and sp.
• C) sp³ and sp.
• D) sp³ or sp², and sp².

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