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COMEDK · Chemistry · 4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The angle strain in cyclobutane is

  1. A \(24^{\circ} 44^{\prime}\)
  2. B \(29^{\circ} 16^{\prime}\)
  3. C \(19^{\circ} 22^{\prime}\)
  4. D \(9^{\circ} 44^{\prime}\)
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(D) \(9^{\circ} 44^{\prime}\)

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The \(s p^{3}\) hybridised carbon atom have bond angle of \(109^{\circ} 28^{\prime}\) (tetrahedral angle). But in cyclobutane the bond angle is \(90^{\circ}\) due to square shape. Therefore, angle strain…
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