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Cubane C8H8(s) is a cubic shaped hydrocarbon (as its name implies) with a carbon atom at each corner of the cube.
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This molecule is very unstable. Some researchers have been seriously injured when crystals of the compound exploded while being scooped out of a bottle. Not surprisingly, cubane has been the subject of some research as an explosive.
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a. According to the VSEPR theory, what should be the shape around each carbon atom?
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b. What bond angles are associated with that shape? (1 mark)
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c. If you assume an ideal cubic shape, what are the actual bond angles around each carbon?
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d. Explain how your answers to questions a., b., and c. suggest why this molecule is so unstable.
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