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Cyclopropane is a cycloalkane with three carbon atoms. Each carbon is bonded to two hydrogens as well as the other two carbons, forming a triangular bond between the three carbons.
Each carbon has a tetrahedral molecular geometry since it has sp3 hybrization. However, I am rather confused about the bond angles that the carbon atoms make with another. I am talking about the C-C-C angles.
Because the structure is tetrahedral, the bond angles should be 109.5 degrees. But because the cyclopropane is an equilateral triangle, they must be 60 degrees. Which is correct and why not the other?
Thanks!
BiP
Each carbon has a tetrahedral molecular geometry since it has sp3 hybrization. However, I am rather confused about the bond angles that the carbon atoms make with another. I am talking about the C-C-C angles.
Because the structure is tetrahedral, the bond angles should be 109.5 degrees. But because the cyclopropane is an equilateral triangle, they must be 60 degrees. Which is correct and why not the other?
Thanks!
BiP