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Discuss the hybridisation of carbon atoms in allene (C3H4) and show the π-orbital overlaps.

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The π-bonds between C1 and C2 are perpendicular to that of C2 and C3 by πp - πp overlapping. Therefore, the hydrogen attached to C1 and those attached to C2 are in different planes (ie, perpendicular). σ-bonds between C- C2 and C- C3 are sp2 - sp and sp - sp2 overlapping on their axes.

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