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The bond angles around a carbon atom in which its atomic orbitals are sp2 hybridised is likely to be:

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Important Questions on Benzene and its Compounds

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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>BEFORE YOU START>Q 2
How many electrons are involved in a piπ bond?
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>BEFORE YOU START>Q 3
Describe the reaction mechanism when HBr is reacted with ethene, CH2=CH2.
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>BEFORE YOU START>Q 4

Discuss with a partner how you would name this compound:

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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>BEFORE YOU START>Q 5
Discuss what happens in the substitution reaction that takes place between either chloroethane and NaOH or chloroethane and HCN.
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>Question>Q 1
Give the number of electrons involved in the π bonding system in a benzene molecule.
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>Question>Q 1
State the type of atomic orbital that the electrons involved in the π bonding system in a benzene molecule.
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>Question>Q 1
Explain what we mean by the term delocalised electrons in benzene.
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Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 25 - Benzene and its Compounds>Question>Q 1
Compare the π bonding in benzene with the π bonding in hex-3-ene.