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Q.The geometrical shape of carbocation is

(a) Linear
(b) tetrahedral
(c) Planar
(d) Pyramidal
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Step 1. In a carbocation, the carbon bearing the positive charge is sp2sp^2 hybridised.

Step 2. Three sp2sp^2 orbitals form the carbon's three sigma bonds, all lying in one plane at roughly 120∘120^\circ to each other, while the remaining, unhybridised p-orbital (empty, carrying the positive charge) sits perpendicular to that plane. …

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