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(B) In $HCHO$ (formaldehyde),the carbon atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms by single bonds and one oxygen atom by a double bond.The steric number of

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$sp^2$

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(B) In $HCHO$ (formaldehyde),the carbon atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms by single bonds and one oxygen atom by a double bond.The steric number of the carbon atom is calculated as: $	ext{Steric Number} = 	ext{Number of sigma bonds} + 	ext{Number of lone pairs} = 3 + 0 = 3$.$A$ steric number of $3$ corresponds to $sp^2$ hybridization.Therefore,the correct option is $(B)$.

In $HCHO$,the carbon atom has which hybridization?

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