Question

(a) Explain the structure of benzene on the basis of hybridisation

(b) What is ozonolysis? Give an example​

Answer 1

(a) Structure of benzene on the basis of hybridization:-

• The molecular formula of benzene is C₆H₆.
• Each carbon atom is sp² hybridized.
• During hybridization, three of the four available orbitals get utilized and every carbon atom is linked to two other carbon atoms.

(b) Ozonolysis

• The process in which unsaturated bonds of alkenes, alkynes, or azo-compounds are cleaved in the presence of ozone is called ozonolysis.
• The mechanism of ozonolysis was proposed by Criegee.