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Describe the geometry about a carbon atom that forms:(a) four single bonds(b) two single
Chapter 18, Problem 6Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 6Q
Describe the geometry about a carbon atom that forms:
(a) four single bonds
(b) two single bonds and one double bond
(c) one single bond and one triple bond
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 6Q
Describe the geometry about a carbon atom that forms:
(a) four single bonds
(b) two single bonds and one double bond
(c) one single bond and one triple bond
ANSWER:
Answer :
(a) four single bonds
When carbon forms four bonds with atoms, its shape is called a tetrahedron. ... A valence electron is an electron that occupies the outer shell of an atom. Each bond in a molecule equals two valence electrons.
(b) two single bonds and one double bond
A double bond in chemistry is a chemical bond