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What is the bond angle in a carbanion?

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> 109.5
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= 109.5
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< 109.5
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C < 109.5

We know that carbanion is sp3 hybridized.

We can infer that the nonbonding electron pair repels the bonding pair more than the bonding pairs repel each other and because of this, there is reduction of the angle between bonding pairs to a value slightly lesser than the tetrahedral value of 109.5°

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