N,N-diethyl-m-tolumide (DEET)is the active ingredient in many mosquito repellents. What is the hybridization state of carbon indicated by the arrow in the structure of DEET shown below?

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The carbon indicated by the arrow is attached to three other atoms (two carbons and one nitrogen) and has no lone pair of electrons. These are characteristics of sp2 hybridization. Therefore, the answer is option C, which shows the carbon indicated by the arrow as sp2 hybridized.

N,N-Diethyl-M-Tolumide (DEET)is the Active Ingredient in Many Mosquito Repellents