What is the order of preference of stability for a carbonation- which is given greater importance - No-of alkyl groups or no-of alpha hydrogen-

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Standard XII

Chemistry

Acid Catalysed Acetal Formation

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What is the order of preference of stability of carbocation.

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Carbocation: An organic species which has a carbon atom bearing only six electrons in its outermost shell and has a positive charge is called carbocation. The positively charged carbon of carbocation is $s p^{2}$ hybridized. The unhybridized p-orbital remains vacant. They are highly reactive and act as reaction intermediate.
Stability of Carbocation: $3^{o} > 2^{o} > 1^{o} > C H_{3}^{+}$
Its stability can be explained with the help of Inductive effect, Hyper Conjugation and Resonance effect.

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