Please help me. Thank you. In the vinyl cation, the positively charged carbon is

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Please help me. Thank you.

In the vinyl cation, the positively charged carbon is sp hybridized. Which statement about the hybridization type of the negatively charged carbon in the vinyl carbanion is correct?

Select one:

a. The carbon is sp hybridized to help stabilize the orbital with the lone pair.

b. The carbon is sp hybridized to minimize repulsion between the bonding and nonbonding electrons.

c. The carbon is sp2 hybridized to help maximize s character in the orbital with the lone pair.

d. The carbon is sp2 hybridized to minimize angle strain around the bond.

e. The carbon is sp3 hybridized to maximize separation between all electron domains.

Explanation / Answer

answer: d. The carbon is sp2 hybridized to minimize angle strain around the bond.

because , due to presence of -ve charge the hybridisation is SP2 and angle strain is decreases

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