RI_08 Chemical Bonding II

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What is the idea behind hybridisation of orbitals?

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The molecule is butadiene. It is resonance stabilised.

Explain how resonance stabilises the molecule.

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In propene, a C-C single bond has a bond length of 0.149 nm while that of C=C double bond has a bond length of 0.135 nm.

How would the C-C and C=C bond length in butadiene be different from that in propene?

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Explain how resonance arises.

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Explain your thought process in determining hybridisation of the central carbon atom of allene.

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This molecule is resonance stabilised.