Hybridisation of the carbon carrying the unpaired electron?

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In the vinyl radical CH2=CH*, the carbon atom with the unpaired electron is sp2 hybridized. This is because it forms three sigma bonds and has one unpaired electron in a p orbital. The unbonded electron occupies its own orbital, consistent with the sp2 hybridization. The geometry around this carbon is trigonal planar due to the arrangement of the bonds. Understanding the hybridization is crucial for predicting the reactivity of the vinyl radical.
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Hi,

In vinyl radical, CH2=CH* (* -unpaired electron)

what is the hybridisation of the carbon carrying the unpaired electron?
 
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The unbonded electron still occupies an orbital of it's own.
 

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