How many types of hybridisations occur in a carbon atom?

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Carbon undergoes three types of hybridisations:
(i) sp³ in saturated compounds,
(ii) sp² in all unsaturated compounds containing a double bond,
(iii) sp in all unsaturated compounds containing a triple bond.

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How many types of hybridisations occur in a carbon atom?