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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Question: The shape of CH3+3+ is _____ (planar/bent).

Profile image of Shamit Jain
5 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
Chas4valence electrons. But inCH3+​, , a positive charge makes the number of available electrons3.It forms3single bonds withHto form a planar structure withsp2hybridization.
Hence, the correct answer is planar.