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A carbocation is a carbon with a positive charge.

Stability increases with the number of groups attached instead of hydrogens so in order of stability:

R3C+ > R2HC+ > RH2C+ > H3C+
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Kimoz
Ok guys i really need your help!
Our school Decided to take AS chemistry of Camrbdige this year!!! the year im taking AS CHEMISTRY IN!!! It was AS chemistry of edexel last year! anyway!


Guys i really want to know what is meant by a Carbo Cation!
and Which carbo cation is most stable
and which one is most likely to form!

thanks guys need your help!


NB: I hate learning mechanisms!!! we have a million to learn :frown:


I really should correct your spelling, your random capitalisations, the notable lack of capitals where there ought to be capitals, and your '!!!'- what is '!!!' for when just a simple '!' would do? Wouldn't it be irritating if I wrote my whole post like this!!! Then you could see how excited I really am!!!

By the way EiervonSatan is right!!!

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