Ethanol has the formula CH₃CH₂OH. The central carbon atom has a ________ local molecular geometry and ________ hybridization. A)trigonal planar; sp B)tetrahedral; sp³ C)tetrahedral; sp² D)seesaw; sp² E)seesaw; sp³

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The central carbon atom in ethanol (CH3CH2OH) is bonded to four other atoms (three hydrogen atoms and one carbon atom), making its local molecular geometry tetrahedral. The hybridization of the carbon atom in this configuration is sp^3, as it forms four sigma bonds with its neighbors.

Ethanol Has the Formula CH3CH2OH

Ethanol Has the Formula CH₃CH₂OH