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Using the choices below, which hybrid orbital would carbon form in acetylene?

A. sp

B. sp₂

C. sp₃

D. sp₄

Carbon forms 2 sp hybrid orbitals in acetylene enabling itself to bind to two hydrogen atoms in a sigma bond.

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Biological Sciences I (non MCAT Format)

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While these questions do not fit the MCAT format (they have no related reading passages) they cover concepts one should understand in order to do well in the biological sciences portion of the MCAT.

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