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Addition of Sulphuric Acid and Water

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What is Carbocation?

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A carbocation is molecule in which a carbon atom bears three bonds and a positive charge. Carbocations are generally unstable because they do not have eight electrons to satisfy the octet rule.
such.... As..... CH3+

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