SSC
CHEMISTRY
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Question
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The carbon bearing the unpaired electron in a simple alkyl free radical is ____ hybridized
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sp
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sp2
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sp3
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sp2d
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The central carbon in a free radical is sp^3 hybridised. Carbocations are planar species.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alkyl free radicals are planar and the central carbon atom is in sp2 hybridisation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the formation of a free radical from a neutral molecule, the state of hybridisation is changed from sp3 to sp2 because free radical is formed by homolytic bond fission of a non-polar molecule.
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