Question

Describe the hybridization of the carbon atom in the poisonous gas phosgene, Cl₂CO by completing the statements below:

1. There are ____ sigma bond(s) and ____ pi bond(s) in the phosgene molecule. 

2. ___ bond is formed from non-hybridized orbitals, so ___ orbitals of the carbon atom are hybridized in the phosgene.

3. Atoms with ___ charge clouds undergo hybridization resulting in the same number of ___ hybrid orbitals. 

4. Thus, the carbon atom has ___ hybridization in the phosgene molecule.