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Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

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In which state C can show tetra valency ?

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Ground state

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Transition state

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Excited state

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All the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Excited state
The valency of carbon is four and in excited state it shows tetravalency which means it has tendency to form 4 bonds.
Hence, the correct option is $C$

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