What is the hybridization of the carbon atom labeled C₁? A)sp B)sp² C)sp³ D)None of these

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The carbon atom in question is attached to four groups - a sulfur (S1U1B11), two carbons (S1U1B0), and a hydrogen (S1U1B0). This suggests that it is sp3 hybridized, with the lone pairs of electrons on the sulfur and the carbons occupying the remaining p orbitals. Of the given choices, only option C (spS1U1P13S1S1P0) describes an sp3 hybridized carbon with attached sulfur and hydrogen atoms, consistent with the given atom.

What Is the Hybridization of the Carbon Atom Labeled C1

What Is the Hybridization of the Carbon Atom Labeled C₁