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Which of the following statements is correct about a carbonyl group?
ChemistryAldehydes and KetonesNEET
Options:
  • A The carbonyl carbon is sp-hybridised
  • B The carbonyl carbon is sp3-hybridised
  • C The three groups attached to the carbonyl carbon lie in the same plane
  • D The three groups attached to the carbonyl carbon lie in different planes
Solution:
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The correct answer is: The three groups attached to the carbonyl carbon lie in the same plane
In the carbonyl group, carbon atom is in a state of sp2 hybridisation. One sp2 hybrid orbital overlap with a unhydridised p-orbital of oxygen to form C-O σ-bonds. The remaining two sp2 orbitals of carbon form σ-bonds with s-orbitals of hydrogen or sp3-orbitals of carbon of the alkyl groups. The C-O π-bond is formed by the sideways overlap of p-orbitals of carbon and oxygen. Thus, the three σ-bonds of carbonyl carbon lie in one plane and are 120° aprat

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