HARD
JEE Advanced
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Discuss the hybridization of carbon atoms in alleneC3H4 and show that π-orbital overlaps.

Important Questions on Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

MEDIUM
JEE Advanced
IMPORTANT
Compare the shapes of a p-orbital and an sp-hybrid orbit. Which one has a greater directional orientation? Explain.
EASY
JEE Advanced
IMPORTANT
The carbon-carbon double bond energy in C2H4 is 615 kJ/mol and the carbon-carbon single bond energy in C2H6 is 347 kJ/mol. Why is the double bond energy appreciably less than twice the single bond energy?
EASY
JEE Advanced
IMPORTANT
The two -CH2 groups in C2H4 do not rotate freely around the bond connecting them, although the two -CH3 groups in C2H6 have almost an unhindered rotation around the C-C bond. Why?