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What is the htbridisation state of benzyl carbonium ion  

  • Option 1)

    sp^{3}

  • Option 2)

    sp^{2}

  • Option 3)

    spd^{2}

  • Option 4)

    sp^{2}d

 

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As we learnt in

Carbocation -

Those chemical species having trivalent carbon and bearing positive charge.

- wherein

 

 There is a double bond character at carbonium ion due to resonance, hence its hybridsation is sp2.

 


Option 1)

sp^{3}

Incorrect

Option 2)

sp^{2}

Correct

Option 3)

spd^{2}

Incorrect

Option 4)

sp^{2}d

Incorrect

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