Engineering Chemistry Questions and Answers – Carbanions

This set of Engineering Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Carbanions”.

1. Select the correct statement from the following option.
a) Carbanion is the intermediate compound
b) In carbanion, central carbon atom carries negative charge
c) It possess an unshared pair of electron
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Carbanion is the intermediate compound in which central carbon atom carries a negative charge and it possess the unshared pair of electron. It is an anion in which carbon has an unshared pair of electrons and bears a negative charge usually with three substituents for a total of eight valence electrons.

2. The hybridisation of carbanion is ____________
a) Sp
b) Sp2
c) Sp3
d) Sp3d
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Answer: c
Explanation: The hybridisation of carbanion is sp3. A carbanion is an anion in which carbon has an unshared pair of electrons and bears a negative charge usually with three substituents for a total of eight valence electrons.

3. The formal charge at the carbanion is ___________
a) +1
b) -1
c) 0
d) +2
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Answer: b
Explanation: The formal charge at the carbanion is -1. A carbanion is an anion in which carbon has an unshared pair of electrons and bears a negative charge usually with three substituents for a total of eight valence electrons.
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4. The geometry of carbanion is ___________
a) Pyramidal
b) Linear
c) Tetrahedral
d) Trigonal planar
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Answer: a
Explanation: The geometry of carbanion is pyramidal. A carbanion is an anion in which carbon has an unshared pair of electrons and bears a negative charge usually with three substituents for a total of eight valence electrons.

5. The structure of carbanion is pyramidal but it undergoes rapid inversion similar to those of amines.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The structure of carbanion is pyramidal but it undergoes rapid inversion similar to those of amines. The carbanion exists in a trigonal pyramidal geometry. Formally, a carbanion is the conjugate base of a carbon acid.
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6. Negative charge of carbanion can be dispersed by ___________
a) (+I) effect and resonance
b) (-I) effect and resonance
c) Hyperconjugation
d) (+M) effect and resonance
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Answer: b
Explanation: Negative charge of carbanion can be dispersed by (+I) effect and resonance. A carbanion is a nucleophile. The stability and reactivity of a carbanion is determined by several factors.

7. Which of the following carbanion is least stable?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) CH3
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Answer: c
Explanation: 30 carbanion is the least stable carbanion. The same factors that determine the stability of the carbanion also determine the order in pKa in carbon acids.
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8. Which of the following carbanion is most stable?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 30
d) CH3
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Answer: d
Explanation: CH3 carbanion is the most stable carbanion. The same factors that determine the stability of the carbanion also determine the order in pKa in carbon acids.

9. On increasing the number of alkyl groups, the stability of carbanions ___________
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains same
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: On increasing the number of alkyl groups, the stability of carbanions decreases. The alkyl groups have (-I) effect.
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10. Due to (+I) effect, the methyl groups are electron accepting in nature.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Due to (+I) effect, the methyl groups are electron releasing in nature. The same factors that determine the stability of the carbanion also determine the order in pKa in carbon acids.

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