8.2.1 - The Shapes of Carbon Compounds
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What is tetravalence?
💡 Hint: Think about carbon's bonding capacity.
Name the three types of hybridization for carbon.
💡 Hint: Consider the shapes they form.
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What hybridization corresponds to a tetrahedral shape?
💡 Hint: Remember the tetrahedral arrangement of methane.
True or False: sp hybridized carbon has higher electronegativity than sp3.
💡 Hint: Think about the degree of s-character.
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Explain how changes in hybridization affect the properties of a molecule, such as bond strength and reactivity, using examples.
💡 Hint: Use the bond character to analyze reactivity.
Illustrate with examples how hybridization can predict the geometry and reactivity of organic compounds.
💡 Hint: Remember the shapes each hybrid gives and their implications.
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