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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

What is difference between free radical and carbocation?

Profile image of Hajira khan
6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Arun
6 Years ago
Free radical is an unpaired electron, versus a carbocation is like a C with only 3 bonds.

So...a free radical on carbon would be 3 bonds (6 PAIRED electrons), and 1 unpaired. So a total of 7 electrons

carbocation would be like NH_4 - 4 bonds or an Oxygen with 3 bonds.

Kind of similar, but different. You also get free radicals from homolytic cleavage of a bond, and carbocations you can get a number of ways
Profile image of karthik satyanarayana
6 Years ago
Carbo cation has SP2 hybridization but free radical is SP3 hybridised so carbocation and free radical differs in this way.
 

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