Answer: 1-Phenyl ethyl radical is formed as an intermediate in the reaction and since Phenyl ethyl radical has a trigonal planar geometry so it is a planar molecule having two faces. So Br radical radical can recombine with the two faces with equal probability leading to a racemic mixture in 50:50ratio of products.Hence two products are formed which are known as enatiomers.
Explanation:
When we irradiate the ethylbenzene with UV light , it leads to homolytic cleavage and 1- Phenyl ethyl free radical is generated.
Phenyl ethyl free radical is generated because it is very stable as it is on a secondary carbon center as well as on a benzylic position so it can be stabilized by the resonance as well as inductive effect at the secondary carbon center.
NBS(N-bromosuccinimide) is a source of bromine radical and provides bromine free radical.
Once the 1- Phenyl ethyl free radical is generated then bromine free radical can recombine with benzyl free radical leading to product formation.
Since 1- Phenyl ethyl free radical has a trigonal planar geometry so it is a planar molecule which has two faces and hence the radical recombination with bromine free radical can occur with either of the two faces available.
Kindly refer the attachments for structure as well as the mechanism of the reaction.
So two isomers which are enantiomers are produced are obtained.
#7 is D because you move the decimal 4 places
Geometry name is trigonal bypyramidal
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Answer: C) Non-metals can share pairs of electrons and form covalent bonds
Explanation: The principal reason why it is non-metals that can form covalent bonds is because of their electronegativities. Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract electrons towards itself.
The participating atoms in a covalent bond have to be able to hold the shared electron in place & it is this attraction towards the centre of each participating atom that holds the electrons in place. Metals aren't electronegative, they don't attract electrons towards each other, they'd rather even push the electrons away from themselves (electropositive) to be stable. The closest concept of metals to shared electrons is in metallic bonding, where metals push and donate their valence electrons to an electron cloud which is free to move around the bulk of the metallic structure. But this is nowhere near the type of bonding that exist in covalent bonds.