Question

Label each carbon atom with the appropriate geometry.

Label each carbon atom with the appropriate geometry.

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

Before overlapping with 1s orbital of hydrogen, first the atomic orbitals of carbon undergoes hybridization to form hybrid orbitals. The hybrid orbitals of carbon involve in bond formation with hydrogen. Hence, the geometry at each carbon depends on the type of hybridization.

Fundamentals

The geometry of ${\rm{s}}{{\rm{p}}^3}$ hybridized carbon atom is tetrahedral. The geometry of ${\rm{s}}{{\rm{p}}^2}$ hybridized carbon atom is trigonal planar. The geometry of ${\rm{sp}}$ hybridized carbon atom is linear.

The hybridizations of each carbon in the molecule are as follows

The geometry at all the carbon atoms is as follows:

Ans:

Thus, the geometry of each carbon atoms is as follows: