Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

Carbonyl carbon in acetone is $sp^2$ hybridized. The C-O-C bond angle and the geometry of acetone is........

Options:

120°; trigonal coplanar

180°; linear

109°28'; Tetrahedral

60°; trigonal planar

Correct Answer:

120°; trigonal coplanar

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 120°; trigonal coplanar

In acetone (CH₃–CO–CH₃):

  • The carbonyl carbon is sp² hybridized → three regions of electron density
  • Geometry around carbonyl carbon → trigonal planar
  • C–C=O bond angle120°