The outer orbitals of C in ethene molecule can be considered to be hybridized to given three equivalent `sp^(2)` orbitals. The total number of sigma `(sigma)` and pi `(pi)` bonds in ethene molecule is

Options

A. 3 sigma`(sigma)` and 2 pi`(pi)` bonds
B. 4 sigma`(sigma)` and 1 pi`(pi)` bonds
C. 5 sigma`(sigma)` and 1 pi`(pi)` bonds
D. 1 sigma`(sigma)` and 2 pi`(pi)` bonds

Answer

C

Explanation