Question: Consider the species CH 3 , which has three normal carbonhydrogen bonds arid no other electrons on the carbon. (a) What is the charge of

Consider the species CH3, which has three normal carbon—hydrogen bonds arid no other electrons on the carbon.

(a) What is the charge of this species?

(b) What is its geometry?

(c) Discuss the stability of this species. Do you think it is more or less stable than the species shown in practice problem 1.1? Explain.

(d) Show the Lewis structure of the product of the reaction of this species with hydroxide ion (OH–).

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