Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin prepared a linear allotrope of carbon in 1998. What is the hybridization of its atomic orbitals?

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A linear allotrope of carbon is known as carbyne, also called linear acetylenic carbon (LAC). It consists of alternating single and triple bonds between carbon atoms, which require sp hybridization of its atomic orbitals.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin Prepared a Linear