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Question
Match the terms mentioned in Column I with the terms in Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Carbocation | (a) Cyclohexane and 1-hexene |
| (ii) Nucleophile of | (b) Conjugation of electrons of C – H σ bond with empty p-orbital present at adjacent positively charged carbon. |
| (iii) Hyperconjugation | (c) sp2 hybridised carbon with empty p-orbital |
| (iv) Isomers | (d) Ethyne |
| (v) sp hybridisation | (e) Species that can receive a pair of electrons |
| (vi) Electrophile | (f) Species that can supply a pair of electrons |
Solution
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Carbocation | (c) sp2 hybridised carbon with empty p-orbital |
| (ii) Nucleophile of | (f) Species that can supply a pair of electrons |
| (iii) Hyperconjugation | (b) Conjugation of electrons of C – H σ bond with empty p-orbital present at adjacent positively charged carbon. |
| (iv) Isomers | (a) Cyclohexane and 1-hexene |
| (v) sp hybridisation | (d) Ethyne |
| (vi) Electrophile | (e) Species that can receive a pair of electrons |
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