A dihalide in which the halogens are attached on the same carbon is called a _______________ dihalide.
A) vicinal
B) geminal
C) vinylic
D) allylic
E) cis

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A geminal dihalide, also known as a methylene dihalide, has the halogens attached to the same carbon atom. Vicinal refers to halogens attached to neighboring carbons, vinylic refers to halogens attached to a carbon-carbon double bond, allylic refers to halogens attached to a carbon adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond, and cis refers to the stereochemistry of a molecule with two identical groups on the same side of a plane.

A Dihalide in Which the Halogens Are Attached on the Same