(Please sir answer my question.I posted it many times and now I am get tired of this.Plz.....sir plz..... answer my question. This is from MS Chouhan. I have only 1 doubt if oxygen have only 1 p orbital then how both lone pairs act as pi electron.There is a big confusion .Please air solve thisQ-Calculate the number of pi electrons present in the following compound(see attachment)?Ans-10
Kaushki , 6 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
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aman kumar
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
yes oxygen has only 1p orbital but to make a bond we need two electron so for oxygen to make two bond with carbon we need 4 electron and we get total 10 pi electron .hope u will satisfied with it.