Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    The\[C-H\]and\[C-C\]bond distance are shortest in

    A)  methane      

    B)  ethane

    C)  ethene        

    D)  ethyne

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Due to smaller size of sp-orbital (as compared to\[s{{p}^{2}}\](in ethene) or\[s{{p}^{3}}\](in methane and ethane))\[C-H\]\[(1.06\overset{o}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,)\]and\[C-C\]\[(1.20\overset{o}{\mathop{\text{A}}}\,)\] distance are the shortest in ethyne.


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