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What is the state of hybridisation of the quanternary carbon atom present in neopentane molecule ? Write the IUPAC name and structure of the alkane formed by the combination of neopentyl and tert-butyl groups.

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The state of hybridisation of the quaternary carbon atom in neopentane molecule is `sp^3`
The alkane formed by the combination of neopentyl and tert-butyl groups is -
`"neopentyl "tooverset(1)CH_3-overset(CH_3)overset(|)underset(CH_3)underset(|)(""^2C)-overset(3)CH_2-overset(CH_3)overset(|)underset(CH_3)underset(|)(""^4C)-overset(5)CH_3larr"tert-butyl"`
IUPAC name : 2,24,4- tetramethylpentane
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