Notes-(01)
Completion requirements
(d) describe sp3 hybridisation, as in ethane molecule, sp2 hybridisation, as in ethene and benzene molecules, and sp hybridisation, as in ethyne molecule
(e) explain the shapes of, and bond angles in, the ethane, ethene, benzene, and ethyne molecules in relation to σ and π carbon-carbon bonds
1. Ground State of Carbon Atom
1.1. Bonding Limitation (Theoretically but not empirically true)
Carbon atom
o Out of the 4 valence electrons
o Only 2 are unpaired and available for bonding (located in the \(2p_x\) and \(2p_y\) orbitals)
01 Multiple Choice