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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

In how many of the following cases does the hybridisation state of the underlined atom change? CH_3\underline{C}OOH \rightarrow CH_4 + CO_2 CH_3C\underline{H}_2OH \rightarrow CH_2=CH_2 + H_2O (CH_3)_3\underline{C}Cl \rightarrow (CH_3)_3C^+ + Cl^-

Answer: 5

Solution

Checking each underlined atom's hybridisation before and after: 's carboxyl carbon () → 's carbon () — changes. 's P () → () or () — changes. Ethanol's C–OH carbon () → ethylene's carbon () — changes. 's Al (,

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