MCQ
Consider the following statements.
(i) In – COOH group, the centre carbon atom and both the oxygen atoms are in $sp^3$ hybridisation.
(ii) RCOOH can be represented as a resonance hybrid of two canonical structures.
(iii) Carboxylic carbon is less electrophilic than carbonyl carbon because of the reasonan structure.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(i) In – COOH group, the centre carbon atom and both the oxygen atoms are in $sp^3$ hybridisation.
(ii) RCOOH can be represented as a resonance hybrid of two canonical structures.
(iii) Carboxylic carbon is less electrophilic than carbonyl carbon because of the reasonan structure.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
- A(iii) only
- ✓(ii) only
- C(i) only
- D(i) & (ii)
