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The shape of CH3+ is ……………….. (planar/bent).






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The shape of
CH
3
+
CH
3
+

is planar. It forms a trigonal planar molecular geometry, with the carbon atom at the center and the three hydrogen atoms arranged in a flat triangular configuration around it. The carbon atom has three sigma bonds with the three hydrogen atoms, resulting in a planar arrangement.