Tetravalency of Carbon

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Tetravalency of Carbon: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Tetravalency of Carbon, Shapes of Organic Compounds, Role of Hybridisation in Shapes of Organic Compounds, Effect of Hybridisation on Electronegativity & Characteristic Feature of Pi Bonds etc.

Important Questions on Tetravalency of Carbon

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In which of the following molecules, all atoms are not coplanar?

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The hybridisation of carbon atoms in the C-C single bond of  HCCCH=CH2 is:

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Organic compounds are formed due to presence of _____ bonding.

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The cylindrical shape of alkynes is due to

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Which type of geometry is present in carbon atom of diamond? (Octahedral/ Tetrahedral)

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How many carbon atoms show tetrahedral geometry in the given structure?

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The change in the state of hybridization of the asterisks carbon in the following reaction.

CH3-C*NH3O+ CH3C*ONH2 is

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With a change in hybridization of the carbon bearing the charge, the stability of a carbanion increases in the order

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Which of the following orbital overlaps are involved in the formation of the carbon-carbon single bond in the molecule HCC-CH=CH2?

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In the reaction

CH3CNheatH3O+CH3COOH

the hybridization state of the functional carbon changes from

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The nodal plane in the π-bond of ethene is located in:

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The hybridization of central carbon atom in 1,2- propadiene (allene) is

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In the dehydration reaction CH3CONH2P2O5 CH3CN,  the hybridization state of carbon change from

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Which of the following represents the given mode of hybridization sp2-sp2-sp-sp from left to right?

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The shape of the π electron cloud in acetylene is:

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The hybridization of carbon atoms in C-C single bond of HCC-CH=CH2 is