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Question
What is the hybridization of a negatively charged carbon with three bonding and one nonbonding electron pairs?
Correct Answer
Option C is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
The negatively charged carbon has three bonding and one nonbonding electron pairs. Since pairs of electrons should be placed as far apart as possible, the four orbitals containing the electron pairs point towards the corners of a tetrahedron. The negatively charged carbon is sp³ hybridised.
Hint
The notes describe this hybridization for carbanions.