The correct stability order of the following species is:

(II) > (IV) > (I) > (III)

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(I) > (II) > (III) > (IV)

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(II) > (I) > (IV) > (III)

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(I) > (III) > (II) > (IV)

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Solution

The correct option is D (I) > (III) > (II) > (IV)

Carbocations are stabilised by resonance and hyperconjugation in (I) and (III), whereas for (II) and (IV) only hyperconjugation plays the role in stabilisation.

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