Editor Staff asked 1 year ago
Carbocations bear a ______________ charge.
(a) no
(b) negative
(c) positive
(d) 0
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My query is from Fundamental Concepts in Organic Reaction Mechanism topic in portion Organic Chemistry – Basic Principles and Technique of Chemistry – Class 11
Select the correct answer from above options
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Editor Staff answered 1 year ago
Correct answer is (c) positive
Explanation: Carbocations are the product of hydrolysis and contain a carbon bearing positive charge, these are electron deficient species. Carbocations contain 6 electrons in their valence shell, these are also planner chemical species with sp^2 hybridization and an Empty p-orbital.
