Practice The Shapes of Carbon Compounds - 8.2.1 | 8. Organic chemistry – some Basic Principles and Techniques | CBSE 11 Chemistry Part 2
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8.2.1 - The Shapes of Carbon Compounds

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is tetravalence?

💡 Hint: Think about carbon's bonding capacity.

Question 2

Easy

Name the three types of hybridization for carbon.

💡 Hint: Consider the shapes they form.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What hybridization corresponds to a tetrahedral shape?

  • sp
  • sp2
  • sp3

💡 Hint: Remember the tetrahedral arrangement of methane.

Question 2

True or False: sp hybridized carbon has higher electronegativity than sp3.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the degree of s-character.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

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.

Question 2

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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