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Grade 6Organic Chemistry

how to know about planarity of a molecule..like whether a molecule is planar or not ..

Profile image of Ridhi
7 Years agoGrade 6
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Profile image of Pooja
7 Years ago
Dear Student,
The planarity of a molecule be seen by its hybridization values.
Sp2 and sp carbons have planar structures. The structure of the molecule gives the idea about the planarity.
The benzene is planar because each carbon is sp2, all lie in the same plane.