What Is Angle Strain in Cycloalkanes

question 44

Multiple Choice

What is angle strain in cycloalkanes?

• A) Angle strain is the angle between carbon bonds on the outer side of a cycloalkane ring.
• B) Angle strain is the difference between an ideal bond angle for sp³ hybridized carbon atoms and the actual bond angle in the ring.
• C) Angle strain is the difference between and ideal bond angle for sp hybridized carbon atoms and the actual bond angle in the ring.
• D) Angle strain is the angle between C-C bonds in the cycloalkane ring.
• E) Angle strain is the difference between the C-C bond angles found in a flat ring structure and in an actual ring structure.

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