Consider the Following Lewis Structure

question 31

Multiple Choice

Consider the following Lewis structure. (Lone pairs are not drawn in.) Which statement about the molecule is false?

• A) Oxygen is sp³ hybridized.
• B) This molecule contains 28 valence electrons.
• C) C-2 is sp² hybridized with bond angles of 120.
• D) There are 10 sigma and 2 pi bonds.
• E) There are some H-C-H bond angles of about 109  in the molecule.

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