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What is carbocation? Why tertiary carbocation is most stable?

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Carbocations are carbon atoms in an organic molecule bearing a positive formal charge. Therefore they are carbon cations.
Tertiary carbocations are more stable than primary or secondary carbocations because they have three methyl groups to distribute it's positive charge rather than only one or two methyl groups
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