Hydrocarbons - Result Question 65
####67. The radical,
[NEET 2013]
(a) 7 p-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
(b) 7 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
(c) 6 p-orbitals and 7 unpaired electrons
(d) $6 p$-orbitals and 6 unpaired electrons
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Solution:
- (d) Presence of $6 p$ orbitals, each containing one unpaired electron, in a six membered cyclic structure is in accordance with Huckel rule of aromaticity.
