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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Total number of lone pairs and bond pairs present on/around the carbon of the methyl carbanion, CH₃⁻, is .

Answer: 4

Solution

The carbanion carbon is *sp³*-hybridised, with 3 C–H bond pairs and 1 lone pair (occupying the fourth *sp³* orbital). Total = 3 + 1 = 4.

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