Which of the following is more stable?

A #sp# hybridised or #sp^2# hybridised carbon?

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Al E.
Feb 1, 2018

Consider ethylene and acetylene,

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When we deprotonate a carbon on each, the #-# charge will be closer to the positively charged nucleus in the #"sp"# carbon relative to the #"sp"^2#. To be sure, ethylene carbons have less %s character than acetylene carbons.

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