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Carbon makes a double and two single bonds, therefore, one $\pi$ and 3 $\sigma$ bonds, $sp^2$ hybridization.
Two $\sigma$ bonds with each chlorine, one $\sigma$ and one $\pi$ bond with oxygen.
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)
by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.
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Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1133949649
ISBN 13:
978-1-13394-964-0
Chapter 9 Bonding and Molecular Structure: Orbital Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals - Study Questions - Page 369a: 13
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