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Describe the geometry about a carbon atom that forms:(a) four single bonds(b) two single

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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

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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

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