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MHT CET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The total number of electrons around the carbon atom of methyl free radical are

  1. A six
  2. B eight
  3. C seven
  4. D nine
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(D) nine

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Methyl free radical is \(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\)
\(\mathrm{H}-\underset{| \atop \huge\mathrm{H}}{\mathrm{C}}-\mathrm{H}\)
Each \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{H}\) bond \(2 \mathrm{e}^{-}\)\& one unpaired \(\mathrm{e}^{-}\)on \(\mathrm{C}\)-atom .
\(\therefore\) Total electrons present \(=3 \times 2+1=7\)