Question 10.7: Hybridization and Bonding Scheme Write a hybridization and b...

Hybridization and Bonding Scheme

Write a hybridization and bonding scheme for acetaldehyde,H_{3}C- \overset{\underset{\parallel }{O} }{C}- H

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Acetaldehyde has 18 valence electrons and the following Lewis structure:

H- \overset{\underset{\mid }{H} }{\underset{\overset{\mid }{H} }{C}}- \overset{\underset{\parallel }{:O:} }{C}- H

The leftmost carbon atom has four elec-tron groups and a tetrahedral electron geometry. The rightmost carbon atom has three electron groups and a trigonal planar geometry.

The leftmost carbon atom is sp^{3} hybridized, and the rightmost carbon atom is sp^{2} hybridized.

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