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Mobile App Chapter 3: Q3-25E-c (page 88)
Predict the hybridization of the carbon atom in each of the following Functional groups:
(c) Carboxylic acid
Short Answer
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(c) The hybridization of the carbon atom is hybridization.
Step by step solution
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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Hybridization
The extension of valence bond theory results in the hybridization concept.The bond energies, bond formation and bond length can be understood with the help of hybridization.
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Hybridization of the carbon atom in the carboxylic acid
(c) In carboxylic acid, the carbon atom is involved in the double bond formation with the oxygen atom. Hence, the carbon atom is hybridized.
Hybridization of carbon atom in carboxylic acid
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