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Predict all approximate bond angles about each highlighted carbon atom. To make these predictions, use valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory (Section 1.4).
Chapter 5, Problem 5.9(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Predict all approximate bond angles about each highlighted carbon atom. To make these predictions, use valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory (Section 1.4).
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QUESTION:
Predict all approximate bond angles about each highlighted carbon atom. To make these predictions, use valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory (Section 1.4).
ANSWER:
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Cyclopentene:
The carbon placed at the top will contain \({\rm{s}}{{\rm{p}}^{\rm{3}}}\) hybridization due to a single bond and will have \({109.5^ \circ }\) as the bond angle.
The bottom carbon’s bond angle will be \({120^ \circ }\) due to attaching with a double bond.