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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

Some reaction intermediates are given: CH₃⁺, CH₃•, CH₃⁻. In how many of these does the carbon atom undergo *sp²* hybridisation?

Answer: 2

Solution

The methyl cation (planar, empty *p*-orbital) and the methyl radical (treated as planar/*sp²* at this

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