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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

Ethyl cation stabilises due to hyper conjugation.Justify.

Profile image of Kamal
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Mahima Kanawat
8 Years ago
Dear student ,
Ethyl Cation (CH3CH2+) 
There are 3 alpha hydrogens in conjugation with carbocation .Therefore , it possess hyper cnjugation which in turn increases its stability .
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Mahima 
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